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Billy Long
August 8, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Axing IRS Head After Just Two Months on the Job
Donald Trump is planning to replace Billy Long as IRS commissioner.
May 20, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump’s IRS Pick Turns Into Babbling Mess as Senator Warren Grills Him
Billy Long refused to answer one simple question about what the law says on the IRS.
April 16, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s IRS Pick Had Some Interesting People Pay Off His Personal Debt
Billy Long received quite a bit of money after Trump picked him to lead the Internal Revenue Service.
December 6, 2024
Timothy Noah
Trump’s Plan to Turn the IRS Into a Grifter’s Paradise
Billy Long, an anti-tax huckster who doesn’t think the IRS should exist, makes his living promising to cut your tax bill 40 percent.

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