The Trump administration is removing the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service

By Jordan-Marie Smith,

Published August 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM MDT

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long is stepping down. Jacob Bogage, White House economic correspondent at the Washington Post, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

Jordan-Marie Smith

Jordan-Marie Smith is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.

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Ari Shapiro

Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.

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