New York Times, Stalled Audits and a Skeleton Staff: Inside Trump’s War on the I.R.S.:

President Trump is planning to gut the work force while trying to turn the I.R.S. into a more political agency. …

This article is based on interviews with more than a dozen current and former I.R.S. officials, aides on Capitol Hill and others in Washington who closely follow the tax agency. They described deep uncertainty as the I.R.S. cycled through three leaders in a matter of weeks and Mr. Trump’s team moved to rapidly remake one of the government’s most fundamental agencies.

New York Times, 19 Ways Congressional Tax Action (or Inaction) Could Hit Your Wallet:

Brackets may change. The standard deduction could fall. And President Trump will probably not remove taxes on Social Security income.

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