What follows are my initial responses to Trump’s creation of the External Revenue Service, or ERS, future rival of the IRS. The short answer is no, not without congressional cooperation. Like other presidents, Trump lacks the constitutional authority to create a whole new federal agency such as the ERS.

During an unscheduled stop on the casino floor at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, President Donald Trump said he might terminate the contracts of thousands of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workers, referring to debunked claims that the agency has hired 88,000 enforcement agents to go after taxpayers in the past few years.

President Trump’s nominees for key positions have a history of pushing back against the work of the departments and agencies they’ve been chosen to lead.

A 19th-century presidential assassination was a signature event in helping the U.S. establish a meritocratic system for filling federal government jobs. Now, Donald Trump and Republican loyalists appear to be making good on promises in recent years to make radical changes to the civil service.

As a candidate, Mr Trump promised that he would “shatter the deep state”. Since taking office, it has become more clear what he meant. In a barrage of executive orders, Mr Trump has asserted that he can do just about whatever he likes to the federal government.

President Trump signed a series of executive orders after his inauguration, including a hiring freeze for federal government workers, particularly at the IRS.

President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders following his inauguration on Monday, including a freeze on hiring federal workers except for positions related to immigration

President Donald Trump pitched the idea of eliminating the federal income tax entirely to instead tariff and tax foreign nations "to enrich our citizens."

Trump announced his intention to create the new federal department on Truth Social, writing: "I will create the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE to collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources. We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying, FINALLY, their fair share."

Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, will lead President Donald Trump 's financial agenda as treasury secretary. Bessent was confirmed in a 68-29 U.S. Senate vote on Monday and sworn in on Tuesday. It is his first time overseeing a sprawling organization or working in government, The New York Times reported .

This would be an extraordinary escalation of a long-running dispute over how governments tax foreign companies. After years of negotiations 136 countries agreed in 2021 to establish a global minimum corporate tax,

President Donald Trump took aim at federal and state support for electric vehicles on his first day in office. But it’s not clear he has the power he’s claimed on the topic.