The acting commissioner of the IRS was fired Friday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly complained to President Donald Trump that DOGE cost-cutter in chief Elon Musk did not ask for approval to name Gary Shapley as the agency’s leader.

Trump vs. Musk is Back? It’s been several months of turmoil at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), with cuts from DOGE hitting that agency particularly hard, right on time for tax season. Now, there’s a major,

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had complained that the agency's acting head was installed at the behest of Elon Musk. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.