Tim Pierce

For instance, here's Senator Bernie Sanders on ABC saying Trump is right to shut down illegal immigration.

According to Reuters, the Department of Homeland Security is in the middle of a massive reshuffle to focus resources on deportations. It's like what the Biden administration did for January 6th, taking a bunch of agents off their usual beats to investigate alleged rioters. Trump has taken that strategy and is using it to carry out his deportations.

According to Reuters, the Department of Homeland Security is in the middle of a massive reshuffle to focus resources on deportations. It's like what the Biden administration did for January 6th, taking a bunch of agents off their usual beats to investigate alleged rioters. Trump has taken that strategy and is using it to carry out his deportations.

Right. The parole program you referenced was started under Biden and applied to aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The CHNV parole program, as it was called, let 30,000 immigrants a month from those countries apply for entry to the U.S. And since 2022, over half a million entered the country, sometimes on flights set up by the federal government.

Right. The parole program you referenced was started under Biden and applied to aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The CHNV parole program, as it was called, let 30,000 immigrants a month from those countries apply for entry to the U.S. And since 2022, over half a million entered the country, sometimes on flights set up by the federal government.

Trump ended that program on his first day in office, but over the weekend, DHS issued an order revoking legal status for those aliens who entered the country through it. The order encourages them to self-deport within 30 days or risk deportation.

Trump ended that program on his first day in office, but over the weekend, DHS issued an order revoking legal status for those aliens who entered the country through it. The order encourages them to self-deport within 30 days or risk deportation.

Yeah, good morning, John. The big story is that the agency is reportedly halting a number of major audits and seems likely to pursue fewer audits down the line. Now, critics are pointing to this as a huge red flag. They say pausing the audits is leaving billions of dollars on the table and basically means letting the rich get away with tax fraud.

Yeah, good morning, John. The big story is that the agency is reportedly halting a number of major audits and seems likely to pursue fewer audits down the line. Now, critics are pointing to this as a huge red flag. They say pausing the audits is leaving billions of dollars on the table and basically means letting the rich get away with tax fraud.

But remember, the Biden administration had really expanded the IRS's auditing power in a way that left people concerned. And Democrats had plans to bring on more than 80,000 new IRS agents who would largely have been tasked with auditing people making less than $400,000 a year. The lowest income wage earners were 5.5 times more likely to be audited than anyone else.

But remember, the Biden administration had really expanded the IRS's auditing power in a way that left people concerned. And Democrats had plans to bring on more than 80,000 new IRS agents who would largely have been tasked with auditing people making less than $400,000 a year. The lowest income wage earners were 5.5 times more likely to be audited than anyone else.

That's according to a report put together by Syracuse University using IRS data. So an auditing pause is pretty in line with the Trump administration's plan to change how the IRS does business. It also comes a few weeks after the Trump administration cut around 6,000 employees from the agency.

That's according to a report put together by Syracuse University using IRS data. So an auditing pause is pretty in line with the Trump administration's plan to change how the IRS does business. It also comes a few weeks after the Trump administration cut around 6,000 employees from the agency.

On Meet the Press this weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson discussed those cuts and shared his vision for the future of the agency.

On Meet the Press this weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson discussed those cuts and shared his vision for the future of the agency.

Right, exactly. And that brings us to the second major IRS story of the week. On Tuesday, the agency announced that it had promoted Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler to be senior advisors to Besant. Those two were the IRS employees who alleged they were wrongfully targeted after blowing the whistle on Hunter Biden's tax evasion.

Right, exactly. And that brings us to the second major IRS story of the week. On Tuesday, the agency announced that it had promoted Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler to be senior advisors to Besant. Those two were the IRS employees who alleged they were wrongfully targeted after blowing the whistle on Hunter Biden's tax evasion.

For the next year, the pair will serve as senior advisors to Besant and then transition back into senior positions at the IRS. So they've gone from being targeted for speaking out against problems with the IRS to helping reform the agency.

For the next year, the pair will serve as senior advisors to Besant and then transition back into senior positions at the IRS. So they've gone from being targeted for speaking out against problems with the IRS to helping reform the agency.

In a statement announcing their promotions, Besant praised them as veteran civil servants who will help further the agency's focus on collections, modernization, and customer service so we can deliver a more effective and efficient IRS experience for hardworking American taxpayers. A pretty massive reversal of fortune for those two.