Richard Rubin
U.S Tax Policy Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
I cover U.S. tax policy for the @WSJ. There is ALWAYS a tax angle. Retweets are not endorsements or tax advice.
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4 days ago |
wsj.com | Richard Rubin |Tarini Parti
Tax agency’s next leader is fifth so far this yearWASHINGTON—President Trump is replacing the acting IRS commissioner that he appointed just three days earlier, continuing the upheaval at the top of the tax agency, according to people familiar with the matter. Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender will now run the Internal Revenue Service, becoming the fifth person to hold that job so far this year. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Richard Rubin |C. Ryan Barber
WASHINGTON—President Trump named Gary Shapley—the IRS criminal investigator who criticized the government for its handling of Hunter Biden’s tax filings—as the tax agency’s acting commissioner, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Shapley is the Internal Revenue Service’s fourth leader in less than four months as the Trump administration rapidly shrinks the agency.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Richard Rubin |Olivia Beavers
WASHINGTON—President Trump told Republicans wavering on the party’s fiscal framework to “close your eyes and get there.” GOP opponents of the plan say they are heading into the budget showdown with eyes wide open, and for now, they appear willing to block the president’s push. Trump and House GOP leaders have routinely melted internal party opposition this year with promises and appeals to Republican unity.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Richard Rubin |Olivia Beavers
Johnson, GOP leaders urge House holdouts to back Senate-passed planWASHINGTON—House Republicans’ moves to advance President Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” this week have been cast into doubt by defections from GOP lawmakers worried that spending cuts are being cast aside in a rush to enact tax reductions.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Richard Rubin |Olivia Beavers
“The American people are counting on us, and failure is not an option,” Johnson and GOP leaders wrote to lawmakers, emphasizing the importance of moving the process forward and insisting that the House won’t let the Senate dictate the text of a final bill.
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