https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8_xo5tnWjA
“In many years of paying taxes, I’ve never had a problem with the IRS. So, I was surprised to receive a letter dated May 25 informing us that my husband and I owe lots more money than we had paid for our 2025 taxes—and of course interest and fines. After reviewing the somewhat cryptic letter, we realized that we did not, in fact, owe any money. The IRS had simply failed to credit quarterly payments that we’d made on time. Because we had all the bank records, it seemed as if this would be a relatively straightforward problem to fix—until I picked up the phone and called the IRS.
“Two hours on hold later, I gave up. When I tried again a few days later, the outgoing message informed me, “Due to the high call volume, we are unable to answer your call. Please call back later today or tomorrow.” And I was disconnected…”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/the-irs-is-imploding/
“Bullshit,” Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) yelled at the speaker as he tried to explain what happened later in the day, according to three people who participated in the huddle and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
This week’s floor chaos was just the latest example of Johnson leading crisis by crisis, ultimately pulling off GOP priorities but leaving a trail of disgruntled members and staffers in his wake, according to more than a dozen Republicans interviewed for this story...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/01/mike-johnson-leadership-complaints-00902390
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/17/cdc-rfk-jr-leadership-positions-empty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prigOt6PrMw
John Crowley, president and CEO of the trade lobby group Biotechnology Innovation Organization, said in a statement that Pazdur's exit "raises serious concerns about the repeated turnover in key leadership" and risks U.S. biotech leadership as China seeks to compete in the sector...
"Next time there's a problem, we will not have qualified leadership for our response," Reiss said.
The loss of "experienced, world-class" experts at the CDC is "directly related to the failed leadership of extremists" in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/cdc-leadership-loss-experts-alarmed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWRXOaspFIw
Measured yet impassioned, Spencer Cox spoke the words Americans needed to hear – and urged a rejection of hate…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/12/utah-governor-spencer-cox-trump-charlie-kirk