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Federal judge temporarily restricts DOGE access to personalized Social Security data
An Obama-appointed judge in Baltimore issued a preliminary injunction Thursday restricting the Department of Government ...
This Estimate of Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Was Just Revised. Here's How Tariffs Could Impact Your Benefits.
While the CPI-E and CPI-W can vary considerably from year to year, over the last 15 years, they've produced similar ...
Judge extends ban on Musk's DOGE access to private Social Security data
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday that extends a ban on billionaire Elon Musk's aides from ...
Some Social Security helpline functions disconnected. How it affects you or your parents
Seniors can no longer change their direct-deposit information over the phone and confusion reigns about what other functions ...
Social Security implements anti-fraud measures for telephone claims. Here's what to know
The Social Security Administration recently implemented anti-fraud measures for telephone claims. Here's what that means for ...
Fact Check: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez social security fraud claim originated on self-described satire site
A claim that Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fraudulently redeemed her deceased grandmother’s retirement ...
What we know about claims Social Security Administration is moving all public communications to X
The social media platform is owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending.
Trump Administration Won’t Let Acting Social Security Head Testify About Adding Immigrants To ‘Master Death List’
In a letter to the court late Monday, the Trump administration said Dudek will not appear at the hearing as requested, saying ...
Biden warns that Trump administration has 'taken a hatchet' to Social Security
The 82-year-old Democrat has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January, typically the custom ...
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED ...
Social Security Administration ‘will be using X to communicate’ moving forward
The Social Security Administration (SSA) unveiled Thursday that it would use the social platform X to make announcements ...
After leaving White House, Biden to give 'landmark' speech on Social Security
Former U.S. President Joe Biden is slated to make his first public speech since leaving the White House to rally bipartisan ...