IRS LEADERSHIP: Trump is replacing IRS Commissioner Billy Long, who was sworn into office in June, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bessent will serve in the role temporarily, three sources with knowledge of the matter told NBC News.

The White House is considering inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to President Trump’s highly anticipated face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next week. Discussions are underway about including Zelensky as the two world leaders prepare to meet in person on Friday in another bid to end Moscow’s 41-month-old invasion of Ukraine,