Center on Budget and Policy Priorities1h
Trump Administration Action Against Social Security Judges Threatens Fair Access to Benefits
The Trump Justice Department announced on February 20 that it believes the legal protections against firing administrative ...
Social Security, CFPB Push to Cut Jobs Soon—as Judges Push Back on Legality
The agencies are preparing layoffs as part of the Trump administration’s attempts to slash federal spending. Federal judges ...
Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...
DOGE accused of accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
Labor unions are trying to stop Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing Social Security data for millions of Americans. "They cannot ...
What to know about Social Security office closures driven by Musk’s DOGE
The program faces a looming bankruptcy date if it is not addressed by Congress. The May 2024 Social Security and Medicare ...
Social Security workers axed, new Musk email coming. What to know about Trump's layoffs.
Thousands of federal workers are out of a job, and further cuts are expected. Meanwhile, a federal judge has blocked the ...
Dallas Morning News5d
DOGE cuts = longer waits, other issues: Reducing SSA staff has consequences
About 65% of those first-time claims are denied, meaning hundreds of thousands of people appeal their claims to a Social Security judge. The average wait time for that hearing is about 15 months.
Exclusive: Judges face rise in threats as Musk blasts them over rulings
U.S. Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump ...
Prescott eNews4d
Cutting Social Security Administrative Staff Has Consequences – Social Security and You
Before I begin today's column, which questions some of President Donald Trump's planned staff reductions at the Social ...
Arizona Daily Star9d
Social Security & You:Cutting Social Security Administration Staff Has Consequences
About 65% of those first-time claims are denied, meaning hundreds of thousands of people appeal their claims to a Social Security judge. The average wait time for that hearing is about 15 months.