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Who are Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter? Twins who allegedly deleted 96 US government databases using AI, stolen passwords

Two brothers from Virginia, Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, were arrested for allegedly conspiring to destroy databases belonging to a US federal government contractor. They were indicted on November 13 for deleting and tampering with sensitive government information, according to US Department of Justice.According to court documents, after losing their jobs, the brothers allegedly sought to […]

US government shutdown day 10: White House begins mass federal layoffs; Trump labels job cuts as ‘democrat-oriented’

The White House budget office announced Friday that mass layoffs of federal employees have begun, as US President Donald Trump’s administration increases pressure on Democrats amid a government shutdown entering its 10th day.Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought confirmed on X that “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans to shrink the federal […]

Trump dismisses IRS commissioner Billy Long; removed less than two months after Senate confirmation, Scott Bessent to serve as acting head

US Rep Billy Long (Image credits: AP) US President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed former US Rep Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent will serve as acting commissioner in the interim.A White House official who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity, confirmed the removal, […]

Hunter Biden voluntarily drops lawsuit against IRS; whistleblowers say, ‘he was afraid to…’

Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden on Wednesday abruptly dropped his lawsuit against two Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers who had accused the Justice Department of covering up parts of a tax fraud investigation into him, effectively ending his claim that they unlawfully disclosed his private tax information.The 55-year-old, who has faced […]

‘Elon was shouting and rambling’: Musk-Bessent clash over IRS turns heated at White House

A heated confrontation between Elon Musk and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly unfolded last week in the White House over IRS reform. The disagreement took place in the halls of the White House and reportedly became so intense that both men were face to face and shouting, with president Trump nearby. The core of […]

IRS deadline to claim $1,400 stimulus checks: All you need to know

Today is the last day to file for $1,400 stimulus checks that were part of the government’s Covid payouts. April 15 is the deadline to file for the refunds that are part of $2.4 billion in stimulus payments related to 2021 Covid recovery relief payments. Over one million Americans have still not received their $1,400 […]

IRS to cut 20,000 jobs as Trump administration moves to shrink federal workforce

The US internal revenue service (IRS) has started laying off staff as part of sweeping job cuts that could see up to 20,000 employees, around a quarter of its entire workforce, lose their jobs, according to three people familiar with the matter.The layoffs began on Friday and will initially hit the IRS’s office of civil […]