The Department of Government Efficiency is taking aim at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, as the administration argues in court that Elon Musk is not the administrator of the newly-formed entity despite public comments from Trump to the contrary.

As millions of Americans dutifully file their returns, the Trump administration is calling for the abolition of the Internal Revenue Service and plans to fire as many as 7,000 workers — all while Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to detailed taxpayer information.

The Department of Government Efficiency is taking aim at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, as the administration argues in court that Elon Musk is not the administrator of the newly-formed entity despite public comments from Trump to the contrary.

If you thought slashing 6,700 jobs at the IRS was a lot, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Years of Republican rhetoric tarring the Internal Revenue Service with allegations of anti-conservative bias are now converging with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s effort to cut the department by what's expected to be nearly 7,

The IRS is in the process of terminating more than 6,000 employees, around six percent of the agency’s workforce, as Elon Musk’s team continues its efforts to cut federal employees. Former IRS leaders who served under both Democratic and Republican presidents have called the mass layoffs a mistake.

Elon Musk earlier this month responded to a post on X that called the 18F team a "far left government-wide computer office" by saying the group has been "deleted."

The use of Starlink has been adopted by at least one additional federal agency since President Donald Trump began his second term, and it’s being considered by more.

Well, over the weekend, people outside the federal government realized that seemingly anyone can send an email that will presumably reach Musk at this Office of Personnel Management address. On Facebook, Alt National Park Service, a "resistance" page dedicated to protecting the parks, posted this:

Senator Elizabeth Warren accuses Donald Trump and Elon Musk of aiding tax evasion by slashing the IRS workforce through mass layoffs.

We live in an age of specialization. Life is too short, and human intellect too finite, to know everything. Therefore, it’s easy to make a fool of yourself by weighing in on matters outside your area of expertise.

DOGE’s eager scythe has swung across Texas as hundreds of IRS workers are expected to be laid off as part of plan to cut the government workforce.