Scott Bessant

The president's budget calls for a $1.4 billion cut in IRS funding next year, with most of the reduction coming from tax enforcement.

Senate Democrats, like Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, challenged that proposal during a budget hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Besset, who oversees the IRS.

Why would I do that?

The government already cut more than a billion dollars from the IRS budget this year, but Besant says collection of unpaid taxes still increased by 12 percent.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

Is the president in the process of winding down this war or escalating the conflict?

The sanctions were in place to prevent Iran from getting any of the money.

They will have access to some of the money now.