Musk’s entitlement remarks show Trumpworld can’t keep its story straight The billionaire foreshadows cuts to Medicare and social security – despite Trump’s campaign pledges The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2025
Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE's behest, internal records show Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is listing all the federal real estate leases it is ending, but new records obtained by The Associated Press show when those cancellations are expected to take effect The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
Dr. Oz ‘significantly underpaid’ his taxes, Democrats say as they prepare to grill him in confirmation hearing The TV doctor has been nominated by Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
DOGE staffers at Social Security have access to Americans’ personal data as Elon Musk hunts for dead people At least seven DOGE employees were granted access to ‘personally identifiable information,’ government lawyers say The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
‘Where’s Elon Musk?’ Democratic Rep angrily calls out missing ‘genius’ at DOGE hearing A House committee hearing turned explosive when Connecticut Congressman John Larson blasted “genius” Elon Musk for not showing up to a hearing concerning the cuts he was overseeing through the Department of Government Efficiency. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
Old Clips of Chuck Schumer Railing Against Shutdowns Go Viral As Top Democrat Campaigns Against GOP Spending Bill The White House released recent videos of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer arguing against a government shutdown when Joe Biden was in office Latin Times · Mar 13, 2025
Elon Musk backs off reported plan to cut Social Security phone service after furious pushback Elon Musk backed off his reported plot to cut off phone service for the public to the Social Security Administration following a hot cascade of criticism from Americans and their lawmakers. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
13 Social Security Field Offices Are Suspending In-Person Services A departure from closing locations, 13 local Social Security offices will temporarily stop all in-person service and will only be available by telephone. Kiplinger · Mar 12, 2025
Head of Social Security admits he doesn’t know what ‘DOGE kids’ have been doing with Americans’ data, bombshell audio reveals Social Security acting commissioner Leland Dudek confirmed that Musk’s DOGE techies have ‘broad access’ to personal data, according to a report The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025
Trump’s team has now shelved a $1 billion program designed to keep housing affordable Halt to program that helps preserve affordable housing comes amid widespread cuts by Elon Musk’s DOGE department The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025
Musk Escalates Offensive Against Social Security, Claims There Are 20 Million People 'Who Are Definitely Dead Marked As Alive' Elon Musk told reporters Monday that federal benefit programs are riddled with fraud, suggesting that around a $700 billion cut may be necessary. Latin Times · Mar 11, 2025
Democrats Slam Musk Over Social Security Interview: 'He Said The Quiet Part Out Loud' Democrats across the country are responding to Musk after he teased at cutting federal benefit programs and falsely claiming they are filled with fraud. Latin Times · Mar 11, 2025
Judge Questions Elon Musk DOGE's 'Unusual Secrecy' In Operations, Orders Public Transparency A district judge has raised issue with the alleged "unusual secrecy" around DOGE operations, ordering the Trump-established unit to produce a government watchdog's requests for more information on how the office operates and who its personnel are. International Business Times · Mar 11, 2025
Elon Musk blames Ukrainians for outage attack on X He tells Fox News that DOGE has been ‘tough sledding,’ reveals he has a crew of 100, soon to be 200, and claims without evidence there’s “half a trillion dollars’ of fraud in the Social Security system. The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025
Latin Times · Mar 10, 2025 Everything Trump Has Said About His Social Security Plans As Former Commissioner Warns of 90-Day Collapse Trump claims his administration is strengthening the program, but experts warn of its inevitable collapse
Kiplinger · Mar 10, 2025 Social Security Reverses Plan to Withhold 100% of Benefits to Recoup Overpayments As of April 25, the SSA will no longer require beneficiaries who have been accidentally overpaid to have 100% of their monthly benefit check withheld until the balance is paid, reversing an earlier decision.
Latin Times · Mar 10, 2025 Unions Ask Federal Court to Stop Musk's DOGE From Accessing Sensitive Social Security Data of Millions A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Social Security data for millions of Americans.
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025 DOGE’s haphazard takeover of Social Security risked data of millions of Americans ‘leaking into the wrong hands’ Tiffany Flick, a civil servant of 30 years, detailed the speed with which a DOGE associate was parachuted into the Social Security Administration to access sensitive data
The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2025 Doge takeover of social security seemed ‘based on myth’, says ex-senior official Tiffany Flick claims agents from Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting unit assailed staff with questions about fraud
Latin Times · Mar 10, 2025 Former Top Social Security Official Reveals DOGE Employees Demanded Access To Sensitive Data And Exposed It In Unsecured Locations The former acting head of the Social Security Agency is detailing how the takeover by DOGE employees can expose sensitive data from millions of Americans
The National (Scotland) · Mar 10, 2025 Silent Anas Sarwar urged to speak out against Labour welfare cut plans Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has been urged to take a stand against the £6 billion worth of social security cuts that are reportedly being…
The National (Scotland) · Mar 9, 2025 What DWP changes to PIP and Universal Credit mean for you The UK Government is reportedly set to introduce a sweeping range of social security reforms in a bid to slash £6 billion off the benefits bill ...
AAP · Mar 9, 2025 Millions of Australians set for welfare payments boost More than five million people will see their welfare payments boosted later this month, under the latest round of indexation changes.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 9, 2025 Labour 'wrong' to raid benefits budget to boost defence spending, MP warns Labour have been slammed for their plans to gut social security benefits to fund increased defence spending ...
Kiplinger · Mar 9, 2025 The Average Social Security Check in Every State Do you live in this New England state with the heftiest check? Your Social Security benefit can be affected by where you live.