Latest Shake-up at Understaffed IRS Marks Fifth Leadership Change in President’s Second Term

President Donald Trump has removed Billy Long as head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), installing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the agency’s acting commissioner, according to reports from The Associated Press and The New York Times.

The move, announced Friday, comes less than two months after Long was confirmed to the position by the Senate.

Long’s departure marks the latest in a series of leadership changes at the IRS, which has experienced a revolving door of leadership since the beginning of Trump’s second term. Long was the fifth person to lead the agency, either permanently or on an acting basis, since the president’s inauguration.

This frequent turnover, coupled with the depar

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