elon musk, Social Security and Presidency of Donald Trump

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 firings.
Elon Musk’s DOGE announces closure of Social Security office in Michigan
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) says it is closing a Social Security Administration office in Michigan as part of ongoing cuts in the federal government. The agency -- headed up by Elon Musk -- posted the cut on the DOGE website this week.
Elon Musk is hunting for Social Security fraud. It's not very common.
The Trump administration claimed the Social Security Administration gives payments to dead people. SSA audits revealed it happens less than suspected.
Elon Musk Issues Major Social Security Warning
Billionaire Elon Musk has said there is widespread fraud taking place in the payment of "federal entitlements" like Social Security. Social Security benefits are paid to more than 70 million Americans on a monthly basis, and help form the bedrock of income for many retirees, survivors of deceased claimants and disabled people.
Musk’s DOGE descends on Social Security Administration
Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices.
Musk and his DOGE operation eye the Social Security Administration
As DOGE arrives at the SSA and Elon Musk makes dubious claims about Social Security checks, the political risks are great.
Lies, Cuts, Closures: Trump and Musk Ravage Social Security Administration
First, the Trump administration closed field offices, then they fired online help workers. How will Americans access their benefits?
'Chaos and fear' as Trump and Musk make major moves on Social Security: report
A new report from Rolling Stone claims that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is taking a wrecking ball to the Social Security Administration, which could seriously hurt beneficiaries' ability to collect the money they are owed.
'Vampires' in Social Security data? Here's what to know after Elon Musk claims SSA fraud
Elon Musk falsely claimed there were tens of millions of people aged 100-159 still receiving Social Security benefits.
Elon Musk Issues Update on Social Security: 'Increasingly Optimistic'
Elon Musk has said that Social Security benefits could increase as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues ...
Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce
The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000 — and the final ...
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Elon Musk is coming for your Social Security
The only efficiency Elon Musk cares about is how efficiently he can take ... The hardworking civil servants at the ...
Elon Musk shines spotlight on ‘a lot of vampires collecting Social Security’: ‘Twilight is real’
In a post on X, Musk shared a screenshot of a data sheet showing people from age 0 to 369 years old collecting Social ...
Elon Musk's Social Security Warning: A Political Battle Over Billions In Alleged Fraud
Elon Musk has reignited a national debate over Social Security fraud, claiming that billions of dollars are being lost ...
Trump and Reagan both promised to reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy. Only one had a plan.
More than four decades apart, the two Republicans campaigned on similar anti-big government themes. Once in office, they ...
Federal workers start to get a new email demanding their accomplishments
Federal employees should expect another email on Saturday requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments ...