Former Missouri congressman Billy Long was ceremonially sworn in as IRS commissioner on Friday. Long, who once advocated for ...

Rep. Billy Long speaks at a kickoff rally for his U.S. Senate campaign at PFI Western Store in Springfield on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021.© Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader ...

WASHINGTON — Former Missouri congressman Billy Long was ceremonially sworn in as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service on Friday in the Oval Office, taking over a beleaguered agency that ...

Former Congressman Billy Long is pictured holding a red "Make Trump President Again" hat during the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas on April 6, 2019.

Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., asks questions during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing May 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP File) ...

Former congressman Billy Long of Missouri has been confirmed to lead the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he once sought to abolish. Long's confirmation on a 53-44 Senate vote Thursday gives the ...

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long of Missouri was confirmed on Thursday to lead the Internal Revenue Service, giving the beleaguered agency he once sought to abolish a permanent ...

Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., asks questions during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing May 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Credit: AP/Greg Nash ...