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Donald Trump, Scott Bessent and IRS

NBC News on MSN · 3d

Trump removes IRS boss, Treasury Secretary Bessent takes over for now

Billy Long, who was sworn in just under two months ago, was already the sixth person to hold the job this year. He told NBC News he will be the next U.S. ambassador to Iceland.

Newsweek on MSN · 4d

Donald Trump Removes IRS Chief, Temporarily Replaces Him With Scott Bessent

President Donald Trump has removed Billy Long, the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and temporarily replaced him with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, The Associated Press and New York Times reported on Friday. Long announced on social media after the news broke that he will take on a new role as the U.S. ambassador to Iceland.

Reuters on MSN · 4d

Trump fires IRS commissioner, Bessent named acting head

U.S. President Donald Trump is removing Billy Long as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will temporarily serve as acting commissioner, a White House official and a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Donald Trump, Fed and Scott Bessent

Trump Says Scott Bessent Won’t Be Fed Chair Pick As ‘He Does Not Want It’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as a potential choice to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Despite pressure from Trump, Powell has reportedly informed some close allies and associates that he intends to serve out the rest of his term,

MarketWatch on MSN · 16h

Trump says the Fed should cut interest rates. Bessent says this is by how much.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning made his latest call for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates following July’s inflation report. But the president didn’t say by how much. Markets got a clue into the administration’s thinking by the end of the day,

USA TODAY on MSN · 19h

Trump considering lawsuit against Fed as he bashes Chair Jerome Powell

At this moment in time the president is considering a lawsuit against the Fed," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Aug. 12.

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Inside Scoop: Scott Bessent, Gaza aid, late-night TV once Trump is gone

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Bessent Addresses Musk’s Mysterious Black Eye After Their White House Brawl

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has denied suggestions that he gave Elon Musk a black eye after the pair brawled in the ...

The New Republic on MSN5dOpinion

Scott Bessent Finally Admits the Truth About Trump’s Tariff Costs

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was finally able to admit that tariffs are indeed a tax on American importers and consumers, ...

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Trump official walks into trap after MSNBC analyst asks how tariffs are paid

MSNBC analyst Eugene Robinson pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent into spelling out who is paying for President Donald ...

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Trump confirms Scott Bessent won't replace Powell as Fed chair amid rising tensions with central bank

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells President Donald Trump he wants to stay in his role rather than pursue Fed chair role ...

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Bessent hails new ‘Trump accounts’ as ‘backdoor for privatizing Social Security’

Trump accounts, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, would make “everyone a shareholder” in the success of the economy.

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Trump didn't say Ireland would 'bear consequences' over Israel boycott proposal. Some Republicans want him to

In 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump said to Ireland: "If you try to economically isolate Israel, you will bear consequences.

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