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A sign on the Internal Revenue Service building is seen on Thursday, February 20, 2025.

IRS poised to consider thousands of job cuts that would hit half its workforce

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

FILE – The sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen. May 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS layoffs of 7,000 may cut revenue collection and foil efforts to snag rich tax dodgers, experts say

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

FILE – The sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen. May 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS plans to lay off 7,000 recently hired workers starting immediately

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

US President Donald Trump walks on stage to speak at FII PRIORITY Miami 2025 Summit (Future Investment Initiative) at the Faena Hotel & Forum in Miami Beach, Florida, February 19, 2025.

After Trump claimed millions of dead people were getting social security checks, Trump’s pick to lead the agency disputes the statement

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

A person holds their finger over the personal information listed on a Social Security card

New Social Security chief contradicts Trump’s claims that millions of dead people are getting payouts

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Trump and Musk claim tens of millions of dead people are getting Social Security checks—but it’s not true

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

FILE – A Social Security card is displayed Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Social Security boss steps down over DOGE attempts to access sensitive recipient information

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

FILE – The sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen. May 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers as soon as next week — in the middle of tax season

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

FILE – People protest during a rally outside the Treasury Department in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system

By Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak, and others

FILE – Elon Musk speaks at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

DOGE access to U.S. finances risks loss of American credibility that ‘will prove difficult to regain’, former Treasury secretaries warn

By Fatima Hussein, David Klepper, and others

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks after being sworn in by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump looks on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s DOJ dumps Biden-era task force dedicated to seizing assets of Russian oligarchs

By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker, and others

Protesters gather at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, to demonstrate against the actions of Republican President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)

DOGE was given the job of stopping Treasury payments to USAID, sources say

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

FILE – Elon Musk speaks at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Elon Musk’s DOGE gains access to sensitive Treasury data, including Social Security and Medicare payment systems

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, poses for a photo with Cabinet picks, other nominees and appointments, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent confirmed as Treasury secretary

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump dances with The Village People at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump pledges ‘best first day’ of Day 1 executive actions to end ‘4 long years of American decline’

By Will Weissert, Fatima Hussein, and others