IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel will resign to preempt Donald Trump firing him. Trump had already nominated former GOP Rep. Billy Long to replace him.

FILE - Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel testifies during the Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Joe Biden's budget request for fiscal year 2024 for the IRS, April 19, ...

WASHINGTON—IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said he would resign with nearly three years left in his term, leaving the government Monday rather than waiting for President-elect Donald Trump to ...

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel's resignation, which comes with three years remaining in his term, prevents Trump from removing him from office. Werfel, had he not resigned, faced firing ...