IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel says he intends to step down from his position on President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day.

Trump announces puzzling new ‘External Revenue Service’ to collect tariffs, other foreign income - The man who wants to shrink the government will be adding a new agency performing tasks already cover

President-elect Trump said Tuesday he wanted to create an “External Revenue Service” to collect tariffs and other revenue from foreign countries, comparing it to the Internal Revenue

The parallel with the Internal Revenue Service is seen as a signal of the president-elect’s determination to enact sweeping import duties.

Speaker Mike Johnson said the panel would counter “false narratives” about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot and what led up to it, a sign that the G.O.P. would continue to try to shift blame for the attack.

President Donald Trump has revoked DEIA measures brought about under his predecessor in the hours after his inauguration.

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New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew said “inflation” has so “ravaged” taxpayers since then that the SALT cap would have to “at least double.”

"We'll see what kind of progress they actually make in the coming months after the President is sworn in next week," said Mitchell Miller.

Federal officials are already dealing with surrogates from Elon Musk’s and Vivek Ramaswamy’s nongovernmental body before Donald Trump is sworn in again.

Trump's second inaugural address, delivered Monday afternoon from the cozy confines of the U.S. Capitol's rotunda ... the creation of a new "External Revenue Service" that will collect tariff ...

Trump announced his intention to create the new federal department on Truth Social, writing: "I will create the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE to collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources. We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying, FINALLY, their fair share."