Acting IRS Director Scott Bessent Could Rein In Agency Weaponization
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as acting commissioner of the IRS, could continue his mission to end the weaponization of the agency and unravel Biden-era policies.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as acting commissioner of the IRS, could continue his mission to end the weaponization of the agency and unravel Biden-era policies.

Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) cheered a guilty plea by an SBA loan officer who had approved over half a million dollars in fraudulent loans for herself and relatives.

A veteran television anchor for Boston’s CBS affiliate filed a lawsuit claiming she was demoted to fulfill corporate diversity quotas.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign after officials accused the Fed board member of mortgage fraud.

A Colombian illegal alien influencer that documented efforts to crack down on illegal immigration was arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency while livestreaming.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in early August dismissed a case against a recycling company that Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) said was targeted by the Biden administration and local officials in the name of “equity” and “environmental justice.” Instead, Trump’s HUD said they will focus on “real concerns.”

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) under Director Russ Vought on Tuesday closed a Biden-era investigation against Credova, a subsidiary of Public Square that provides consumer financing for firearms, believing this is yet another example of weaponization of government that the Trump administration hopes to end, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

The United Kingdom (UK) agreed Tuesday to drop its demand that Apple provide Americans’ encrypted data. President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, confirmed the backdown.

Antitrust experts in and out of the administration have praised President Donald Trump’s revocation of a Biden-era antitrust order.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) last Friday announced an investigation into if Meta’s AI bots enabled “criminal harms to children.”

The Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday sanctioned four Costa Rican nationals, as well as two Costa Rica-based entities, for their alleged involvement in narcotics trafficking and money laundering, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Breitbart News Saturday said that Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is nothing but a “Washington insider” who has been in the Senate for 23 years and has pushed gun control, “insinuated” amnesty, and chided President Donald Trump’s plans for a border wall.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had his first meeting with the IRS as the Trump administration seeks to revamp the agency.

America’s banking community is fighting back against a fintech, crypto-led letter to President Donald Trump, accusing fintech of trying to “mislead” the administration into backing Biden-era policies and “free ride” off of major banks.

Washington, DC residents on Wednesday heckled federal law enforcement officers’ presence in the capital city as President Donald Trump seeks to crack down on crime.

Top fintech and crypto companies on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump to stop American banks from charging fees for customer data.

The producer price index (PPI) rose by more than 0.9 percent last month, the biggest increase since June 2022.

An MS-13 gang member serving time in prison for murder is suing President Donald Trump to be “recognized” as a woman.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced the relaunch of the agency’s Guidance Portal, a website to allow Americans a one-stop shop for regulatory guidance documents as part of the Trump administration’s mission to increase transparency, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

The National Republican Congressional Campaign, the campaign arm for House Republicans, accused Democrats of wanting to move “swiftly” back to “Joe Biden’s America.”

President Donald Trump has decried the “incalculable” damage Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has done by not lowering interest rates after inflation rose less than expected from a Tuesday report.

President Donald Trump on Monday extended a pause on tariffs against Chinese imports into the United States for another 90 days.

Justice Department Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater recently helped secure two victories to ensure competition in health care and housing.

President Donald Trump last week signed an executive order that would allow Americans to invest in crypto and private equity through their retirement accounts.

Ryan Rhodes, the founder of the Iowa Tea Party, said on Breitbart News Saturday that he is running for Congress to “Make America Iowa,” reflecting its hard-working values as compared to those of a socialist, such as Minneapolis, Minnesota, mayoral candidate Omar Fateh.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged him to protect secure Pentagon systems from non-U.S. citizens.

Congressional Democrats in a letter to the Trump administration on Wednesday said it is “alarming” that DOGE employees continue to be involved in the federal bureaucracy.

A prominent DOGE member known for his online persona “Big Balls” was assaulted in Washington, DC, which prompted President Donald Trump to call for a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.

Ninety-two percent of Trump voters want the FDA to do more to protect Americans from unsafe prescription drugs, a poll found.

A federal appeals court upheld a Texas law that requires voters to provide proof of identification when voting with mail-in ballots.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Biden-Harris pushed banks to “destroy” Trump and debank conservatives.

President Donald Trump is set to issue an executive order that would pressure banks not to discriminate against conservatives and crypto companies.

Richard Hunt, the executive chairman of the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC), said at a Breitbart News policy event last week that Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) are trying to take away your credit card rewards with their credit card legislation.

The Trump State Department on Monday said the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act undermines free speech and that it is “completely unacceptable” to suppress criticism of mass migration.

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) recently unveiled a paper that called for ending government policies that pressure banks to “debank” groups they find objectionable.

Kentucky Senate Republican candidate Nate Morris told Breitbart News Saturday it is a “badge of honor” to be attacked by the outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Friday told Breitbart News that the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) are acting “exactly” like the Biden administration in pushing big tech platforms to censor free speech.

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday.

Tyler Winklevoss, one of the founders of the digital currency exchange Gemini, on Thursday told Breitbart News that the JPMorganChase’s proposed fees on data aggregators run contrary to President Donald Trump’s goal to make America the crypto “capital of the world.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, during a press conference on Thursday, said that President Donald Trump would sign an executive order imposing new tariff rates on trading partners that will take effect Friday.
