Nearly half of the IRS workforce — nearly 34,000 employees — faces furloughs as the government shutdown enters its second week, with the agency rolling out a contingency plan to keep key tax enforcement, data security, and filing-season operations running despite the lapse in congressional funding. In a letter to staff Wednesday, the agency said most operations would shut down. The contingency plan, which takes effect Wednesday and...

The White House ramped up its feud with Democratic leaders in Illinois Wednesday, releasing a video blasting Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. In the video, which appears to show police and immigration authorities, President Donald Trump described Chicago as “a mess.” “You have an incompetent mayor, grossly incompetent,” Trump said. “We have a governor that refuses to admit he has problems. Everybody knows how...

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics coverage. Here’s what’s happening… – Behind the scenes of Trump’s anticipated Antifa roundtable with Cabinet members – Comey pleads not guilty to indictment alleging false statements, obstruction – Supreme Court skeptical of ‘conversion therapy’ law banning treatment of minors with gender identity issues Conservatives on social...