POLITICS

Social Security Chief Says Millions of Dead People on Record ‘Not Necessarily Receiving Benefits’

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Outdated records don’t necessarily indicate fraudulent Social Security payments to deceased individuals, SSA’s new chief said. The new head of the Social Security Administration (SSA) on Wednesday addressed speculations that millions of deceased individuals over the age of 100 may be receiving Social Security benefits, stating that they are likely exaggerated. Acting SSA Commissioner Lee

Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Emergency Bid to End Birthright Citizenship

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President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 20 ending birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants. An appeals court on Wednesday upheld an order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco rejected the

Trump to Order Reductions in Federal Advisory Committees

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The U.S. Institute for Peace was among the committees targeted for reduction or removal. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Feb. 19 calling for an elimination or reduction in federal advisory committees. The order will eliminate “unnecessary governmental entities and federal advisory committees,” or direct them to reduce their activity and expenditures