Thousands of federal government employees have been laid off in the first month of President Donald Trump's administration, as the White House and its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) dismiss both new hires and career bureaucrats,

President Trump and Elon Musk have spent several weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there are more to come. These are the reported cuts to date.

Many IRS workers have been laid off amid nationwide spending cuts from DOGE. National Treasury Employees Union Kansas City Chapter President Shannon Ellis, who represents IRS workers, joins Ali Vitali to share how those impacted are responding.

Some collections and audits are likely to be paused, and one-on-one personal service is set to be more limited.

The IRS started laying off employees on Thursday, just as tax season kicks in to high gear. Why it matters: The terminations, reportedly of 6,000 relatively new workers at the agency, are part of President Trump's broader purge of the federal workforce.

The mass firing of IRS employees will impact those who have been working at the agency for less than a year, and will leave the agency 6,000 short during their busiest season

As the IRS prepares for potential layoffs of thousands, uncertainty looms around the impact of the DOGE on American taxpayers and refunds.

As the IRS faces potential workforce reductions and data access requests, taxpayers are left wondering about the implications for their tax refunds.