Six months into Trump's second term, spheres of influence are emerging among his White House staff and Cabinet secretaries.

Alongside promoting his new his political party, tech giant Elon Musk is also attacking his old foe Scott Bessent. In a latest post on X, he has called Bessent a ‘Soros stooge’ once again. This comes ...

Another senior IRS official, Gary Shapley, separately said in at least one meeting that he’s giving priority to investigating the tax-exempt status of a select group of nonprofit organizations ...

The Trump administration is exploring ways to challenge the tax-exempt status of nonprofit organizations. IRS lawyers are investigating potential changes in policies affecting these groups following ...

Shapley’s short-lived tenure comes as a stream of high-ranking officials have exited the federal tax collection agency via a mix of resignations over Trump’s policy decisions, layoffs and ...

President Donald Trump just implemented the biggest change yet at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). That last approval was made after a back-and-forth between Bessent and Treasury Secretary Scott ...

Gary Shapley, who accused the Justice Department of slow-walking its inquiry into wrongdoing by Hunter Biden in 2022, is out as acting director of the IRS after just two days on the job.

President Trump is removing Hunter Biden whistleblower Gary Shapley from his role as acting IRS commissioner only days after he was appointed, amid a feud between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ...

The IRS is undergoing leadership changes after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discovered the appointment of interim head Gary Shapley was influenced by Elon Musk without his approval. Bessent ...

Gary Shapley, whom President Donald Trump named acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service earlier this week with the support of Elon Musk, will no longer serve in the role, sources told ...