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Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

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DOGE is taking its wrecking ball to the IRS

By Zeeshan Aleem

Elon Musk's destructive DOGE operation is turning its sight to the Internal Revenue Service, and things are already looking dicey. There are reports that sensitive taxpayer information could be misused, and that potential cuts to the IRS's workforce could cause a headache for taxpayers this tax season — as well as serve as an unexpected gift to rich tax dodgers.

According to NBC News, an IRS employee affiliated with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency is "expected to seek access" to the Integrated Data Retrieval System, which "contains information such as taxpayers' individual master files, taxpayer identification numbers, retirement account information and details on pending adoptions."

This is a preview of Zeeshan Aleem's latest article. Read the full column here.

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ANTHONY L. FISHER

If this SCOTUS decision gets overturned, the U.S. will lose free speech as we know it

Now would be a great time for the Democrats to abandon any predilections for petitioning authorities to set the boundaries of truth and acceptable speech. Read more.

JOSEPH CIRINCIONE

Trump and Musk want to re-hire people who keep U.S. nuclear weapons safe — but can't find them

The Trump administration is showing why chaos and nuclear weapons are not a good mix. Read more.

STEVE BENEN

Trump's border czar ups the ante against Ocasio-Cortez, seeks DOJ investigation

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HAYES BROWN

Chuck Schumer still has plentiful options for stalling Trump

Senate Democrats are weighing whether to go scorched earth in the face of Trump's agenda, breaking norms and rejecting unanimous consent requests. Read more.

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THE REIDOUT

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