Social Security chief nominee vows to run agency “in the right fashion”

President Trump’s nominee to run the Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano, was questioned about customer service improvements, erroneous payments and the potential privatization of the agency during a Senate hearing Tuesday morning.  Some Senators also tried to nail down Bisignano’s stance on efforts by the Elon Musk-helmed Department of Government Efficiency‘s efforts to cut costs at

Russia, Ukraine agree to stop fighting in Black Sea to enable shipping

What’s next on U.S.-Russia talks? U.S.-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia appear to end but no news on Ukraine ceasefire 03:15 Russia and Ukraine have agreed to “ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes in the Black Sea,” the Trump administration said Tuesday, claiming a

Democrats call Trump intel officials’ use of group chat “reckless, sloppy and stunning”

Washington — Democrats grilled the leaders of U.S. intelligence agencies Tuesday over a security breach in which top Trump officials inadvertently included a journalist in a group chat about the United States’ highly sensitive plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA director John Ratcliffe appeared before the

Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation case

The Trump administration invoked a state secrets privilege Monday and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under war authorities.  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is weighing whether the government defied his order to turn around planes carrying migrants after he blocked deportations of

Watch Live: Intel leaders testify about threats amid questions on group texts

Washington — Leaders of U.S. intelligence agencies are testifying Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee about global security threats, one day after it was revealed that top Trump officials inadvertently included a journalist in a group chat about the United States’ highly sensitive plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia,

Who is Frank Bisignano, Trump’s nominee to oversee Social Security?

During his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday, Frank Bisignano, President Trump’s nominee to run the Social Security Administration (SSA), is likely to face a barrage of questions about where he stands on the future of a government agency that provides retirement, disability and other benefits to more than 70 million Americans.  Like other federal agencies, the