Social Security Administration Says It Plans to Lay Off 7,000 Workers

The agency also plans to close down several regional offices, reducing the number of offices from 10 to four. The Social Security Administration (SSA) said on Friday that it is planning to lay off about 20 percent of its workforce, or 7,000 employees, in a bid to support the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts. The agency

Illegal border crossings plunge to levels not seen in decades amid Trump crackdown

Washington, D.C. — The number of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border illegally in President Trump’s first full month in office plunged to a level not seen in at least 25 years, according to preliminary government data obtained by CBS News. Last month, Border Patrol recorded about 8,450 apprehensions of migrants who crossed into the

Trump’s Oval Office Showdown With Zelensky and the End of Europe’s Free Ride

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky was not the first European leader to cross the pond this week in search of answers from Donald Trump. But Zelensky’s visit, which culminated in a showdown with the president and vice president, was the most consequential. The Oval Office meeting “revealed the confusion and emotion of the moment,” writes the Hudson