Top Senate Democrats plan to unveil legislation that would provide an emergency $200 monthly increase in Social Security benefits through the end of the year, Axios has learned. Why it matters: It’s the party’s latest effort to highlight the Trump...
President Trump’s promises that Social Security benefits will not be cut are providing little reassurance to Massachusetts residents, advocates and employees who are witnessing changes to the program firsthand. The Trump administration has slashed the nearly 90-year-old agency’s workforce as...
The Education Department’s Office of Inspector General plans to conduct a “series of reviews” into the recent mass layoffs at the department, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. The Trump administration has sought to dismantle the Education Department,...
After reports of repeated crashes and other problems with the US Social Security Administration’s website last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers are demanding answers about the disruptions following moves by the Trump administration to downsize the agency and...
Two Democratic U.S. senators demanded information from Microsoft (MSFT.O), and Google (GOOGL.O), about their cloud computing partnerships with artificial intelligence companies, expressing concern the arrangements could stifle competition in the cutting-edge industry. U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron...
The Social Security Administration last week wrongly informed some recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the federal program that provides financial assistance to disabled Americans and low-income senior citizens, that they were no longer receiving benefits. The agency’s website informed...
After standing up a Social Security War Room to respond to what some Democrats are calling a “prelude to privatization” at the Social Security Administration, three Senate Democrats are pressing the agency to respond to reports from their constituents that...
On the eve of his confirmation hearing before a Senate panel, President Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration faces scrutiny from one of the lawmakers he will face Tuesday. Trump’s pick, Brandon Williams, is a former...
enator Elizabeth Warren has said people in Massachusetts have been marked as not receiving Social Security benefits as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) investigations continue at the Social Security Administration (SSA). Why It Matters Some 70 million Americans receive...
SOCIAL INSECURITY — After launching a Social Security “war room” earlier this week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is running the numbers on how cuts to the financial assistance program for seniors could impact the Bay State. According to data compiled by...
SOCIAL INSECURITY — After launching a Social Security “war room” earlier this week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is running the numbers on how cuts to the financial assistance program for seniors could impact the Bay State. According to data compiled by...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s maneuvers to avoid higher tax bills are grounds for recusal from hiring and layoff decisions at the IRS, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote in a new letter to Bessent. The letter sent Wednesday, obtained by Bloomberg...