New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- US President Donald Trump abruptly removed Billy Long, the former auctioneer and Republican congressman, who was confirmed less than two months ago as head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Trump administration said on Friday.

Billy Long will no longer serve as the tax agency's head. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will oversee the agency as acting IRS commissioner, the New York Times reported.

It was not immediately clear why Long was dismissed. His quick exit makes him the shortest-tenured IRS commissioner confirmed by the Senate since the position was created in 1862.

Billy Long is a former Missouri congressman. While in Congress, where Billy Long served from 2011 to 2023, Long sponsored legislation to...