Following Billy Long 's announced departure from the Internal Revenue Service, which came less than two months after he was sworn in as commissioner, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will step in as the agency's acting head, Axios has learned.

Critics argue that it's a distraction from the continuing anger from the MAGA base about the administration's refusal to release all Jeffrey Epstein files.

President Donald Trump has abruptly removed Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long from his post, just weeks after he was