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He has also repeatedly sent emails to all I.R.S. employees allowing them to leave work early on Friday afternoon. 1.000

Simplified: Long repeatedly sent emails letting IRS employees leave early Friday.

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7 months ago
He placed two top I.R.S. officials on administrative leave, amplifying a post on social media about the need to “purge” the agency’s work force. 1.000

Simplified: Long placed two IRS officials on leave and amplified a post to purge the workforce.

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7 months ago
Over his short tenure at the tax agency, Mr. Long, a former auctioneer, traveled to meet with I.R.S. staff across the country and appeared at a National Auction Association conference. 1.000

Simplified: During his tenure, Long traveled to meet IRS staff and attended an auction conference.

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7 months ago
He did not have much background in tax policy beyond promoting a tax credit that the I.R.S. has warned was riddled with fraud, and while he was in Congress he supported legislation calling for the abo... 1.000

Simplified: Long lacked tax policy background and supported abolishing the IRS.

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7 months ago
Mr. Long had been an unusual choice to lead the I.R.S. 1.000

Simplified: Long was an unusual choice to lead IRS.

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7 months ago
One of the previous acting commissioners, an I.R.S. agent named Gary Shapley, was replaced within just a few days this spring after Mr. Bessent protested to Mr. Trump that Elon Musk had installed the... 1.000

👤 The New York Times

Simplified: Gary Shapley was replaced as acting commissioner after Bessent protested to Trump about Musk.

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7 months ago
Several acting commissioners quit earlier this year as the Trump administration leaned on the I.R.S. to its abandon its longstanding protections of taxpayer information and share data with immigration... 1.000

Simplified: Acting commissioners quit because Trump wanted IRS to share taxpayer data with immigration.

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7 months ago
More than 25,000 people have left the agency under Mr. Trump, roughly a quarter of the staff it had at the start of January, according to the Treasury’s inspector general for tax administration. 1.000

👤 Treasury’s inspector general for tax administration

Simplified: Over 25,000 people left the IRS under Trump, a quarter of the staff.

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7 months ago
Management turmoil has engulfed the I.R.S. under the Trump administration. 1.000

Simplified: The IRS has experienced management turmoil under the Trump administration.

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7 months ago
Mr. Bessent was supportive of Mr. Long and had pushed the Senate to confirm him, which it did in June along party lines, another one of the people said. 1.000

👤 another one of the people

Simplified: Bessent supported Long and pushed for his Senate confirmation, which happened in June.

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7 months ago
He told tax practitioners last month that the agency’s all-important filing season would start later than usual next year, a statement that the I.R.S. later said was premature. 1.000

👤 Billy Long

Simplified: Long said filing season would start later, IRS said it was premature.

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7 months ago
Mr. Long had remarked to some colleagues that he had to ask Mr. Bessent for permission for everything he did at the I.R.S., two of the people said. 1.000

👤 two of the people

Simplified: Long said he needed Bessent's permission for everything at IRS.

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7 months ago
Mr. Bessent and Mr. Long had clashed at times, three of the people said. 1.000

👤 three of the people

Simplified: Bessent and Long clashed at times.

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7 months ago
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as acting commissioner until a permanent replacement takes office, a senior administration official said. 1.000

👤 senior administration official

Simplified: Scott Bessent will serve as acting commissioner.

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7 months ago
It is unclear who will next lead the I.R.S., which has had six different people in charge this year. 1.000

Simplified: The next IRS leader is unknown, and the IRS had 6 leaders this year.

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7 months ago
Mr. Long, a former Republican congressman and staunch ally of Mr. Trump, is expected to be nominated to an ambassadorship instead, the people said. 1.000

👤 the people

Simplified: Long is expected to be nominated for an ambassadorship.

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7 months ago
President Trump is removing Billy Long from his job leading the Internal Revenue Service less than two months after he was confirmed as commissioner, according to four people familiar with the matter. 1.000

👤 four people familiar with the matter

Simplified: Trump is removing Long from IRS job after less than 2 months.

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7 months ago
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will oversee the agency as acting commissioner, according to a U.S. official. 1.000

👤 U.S. official

Simplified: Scott Bessent will be acting commissioner.

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7 months ago
Billy Long, a former Republican congressman, will no longer serve as the tax agency’s head. 1.000

Simplified: Billy Long is no longer the head of the tax agency.

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7 months ago
The attorney general’s office also took on the National Rifle Association and won judgments forcing the organization to reform its structure. 0.900

Simplified: The AG's office won judgments against the NRA, forcing structural reform.

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7 months ago