Marshall Cohen

NEW: About 25% of IRS employees are taking Trump's buyout offers and plan to resign, two sources tell CNN. About 22k of the agency's ~90k employees are leaving. The deadline to accept was midnight. "This is enormous," one source said. w/ @Rene_MarshCNN https://t.co/lg5KhfOuAH

NEWS: IRS employees expect to learn THIS WEEK — their busiest time of the year, with Tax Day — if they're losing their jobs amid Trump's federal workforce cuts. On the timing, one employee said, "it seems like the cruelty is the point." w/ @kaylatausche https://t.co/Ju2wsZzW8N

RT @snlyngaas: New — > In a federal worked force racked by stress, depression and fear, one family shares a story of death on the job: http…

Multiple senior career IRS officials refused to sign the controversial data-sharing agreement with DHS because of grave concerns about its legality, a source tells CNN. That's why Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ended up signing it. w/ @Rene_MarshCNN https://t.co/skFzcND9CO

NEWS: Up to 50 senior IT professionals at the IRS were placed on administrative leave Friday as the Trump admin. finalizes plans to share data with ICE. Sidelined staffers were in key positions to safeguard taxpayer privacy, sources say. w/ @Rene_MarshCNN https://t.co/WVJni3wGIJ

JUST IN: Federal appeals court rules 2-1 that Trump can fire the MSPB chair (merit board for federal workers) and an NRLB member (labor board), for now, while their lawsuits play out. A win for Trump's efforts to control independent agencies. Both officials are Biden appointees.

New letter from Drake's lawyers, opposing UMG's bid to pause discovery in his defamation case. UMG said the lawsuit "chilled" its freedom of expression. Drake says that's ridiculous — even with the case pending, Kendrick Lamar expressed himself quite publicly at the Super Bowl. https://t.co/66m51H1Yw2

NEW: The Trump admin. confirmed today that there are "ongoing discussions" about "information sharing" between DHS and IRS. This comes after reports last month that IRS refused to turn over protected data on 700k undocumented immigrants who pay taxes. https://t.co/1aaMTUHhsb

Colorado AG rebuffs Trump DOJ's efforts to help convicted 2020 election data-breacher Tina Peters. Colorado says DOJ intervention in the case is a "grotesque attempt to weaponize the rule of law" and a "naked, political attempt to threaten or intimidate." https://t.co/RfuVHvmOZr

RT @stevenmazie: Trump just gave the plaintiffs in the appointments-clause lawsuits against DOGE a smoking gun. He bragged about DOGE "whic…

The obscure Merit Systems Protection Board is the latest battleground for fired federal workers to try to save their jobs. 1 of 3 members retired today. Trump is fighting in court to fire 1 more. If he wins, it could hobble MSPB from taking big actions. https://t.co/B57KGWXiHQ

Proud to announce I've been promoted to CNN Senior Reporter. I've been at CNN for 10 years, covering investigations, indictments, impeachments, an insurrection, democracy, disinformation and more. Grateful to my family, friends, colleagues and mentors for their support. Onward!

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Marshall Cohen has been promoted to CNN Senior Reporter. He will continue reporting across the network's TV and digital platforms on some of the most impactful stories from Washington, DC. Congratulations, @MarshallCohen! https://t.co/8Nmih6n9Dk

FBI nominee Kash Patel opposes Trump's clemency for J6ers who attacked police. He said: “I do not agree with the commutation of any sentence of any individual who committed violence against law enforcement." Trump freed hundreds who fall in this category. https://t.co/J33pTjd5ZC

RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: New: Some people on Patel’s list of “corrupt actors” are taking dramatic measures to protect themselves before Patel’s…