To avoid a government shutdown, the IRS lost out on $20 billion in funding, limiting its ability to track down tax dodgers.

Republicans have long targeted the tax agency, and their cuts will hurt its efforts to go after rich tax evaders and improve the IRS’s functionality. It’s their second successful cut from President ...

WASHINGTON -- Congress stripped the IRS of an additional $20 billion last week when averting the government shutdown. Originally, congressional Democrats had given the IRS $80 billion in the 2022 ...