JD Vance Vows Crackdown on COVID-Era PPP Fraud as U.S. Suspends 870,000 Borrowers

Trump administration launches sweeping enforcement drive targeting suspected pandemic-loan fraud tied to nearly $39 billion in PPP and COVID EIDL activity U.S. Vice President JD Vance has vowed to intensify the Trump administration’s crackdown on fraud involving COVID-era federal small-business relief programs, declaring that “no fraud is too small” as Washington moves to recover taxpayer […]

In a Move to Reduce the US Government Workforce, Trump Eliminates 6,000 Jobs at the IRS

In a Move to Reduce the US Government Workforce, Trump Eliminates 6,000 Jobs at the IRS

An emotional executive at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) informed staff on Thursday that around 6,000 employees would be laid off, according to a source familiar with the situation. This move would reduce the agency’s workforce by about 6%, coinciding with the peak of the tax-filing season. The job cuts are part of a […]