WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Missouri congressman Billy Long will be ceremonially sworn in as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service on Friday, taking over a beleaguered agency that he once sought ...

WASHINGTON — Former Missouri congressman Billy Long was ceremonially sworn in as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service on Friday in the Oval Office, taking over a beleaguered agency that ...

Rep. Billy Long speaks at a kickoff rally for his U.S. Senate campaign at PFI Western Store in Springfield on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021.© Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader ...

Former Missouri congressman Billy Long was ceremonially sworn in as IRS commissioner on Friday. Long, who once advocated for abolishing the IRS, takes over an agency struggling with staffing cuts ...

Former Congressman Billy Long is pictured holding a red "Make Trump President Again" hat during the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas on April 6, 2019.

Former congressman Billy Long of Missouri has been confirmed to lead the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he once sought to abolish. Long's confirmation on a 53-44 Senate vote Thursday gives the ...

Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., asks questions during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing May 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP File) ...

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long of Missouri was confirmed on Thursday to lead the Internal Revenue Service, giving the beleaguered agency he once sought to abolish a permanent ...

Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., asks questions during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing May 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Credit: AP/Greg Nash ...

Billy Long will be sworn in as IRS commissioner, taking over an agency he once sought to close While in Congress, where he served from 2011 to 2023, Long sponsored legislation to get rid of the IRS ...

Nation & World Politics Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish June 12, 2025 at 10:10 am Updated June 12, 2025 at 1:32 pm By Fatima Hussein ...