Judge blocks DOGE’s access to sensitive Social Security systems

Washington — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing systems at the Social Security Administration containing the sensitive information of millions of Americans, delivering another setback to President Trump’s efforts to overhaul the federal government. U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander wrote in a 137-page decision that

Interest Groups Call on Social Security Agency to Reverse Course on In-Person Requirement

The agency recently said that some customer service requests will need to be handled in-person. Two prominent interest groups representing some retired Americans called on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to reverse a recent decision that requires some customer service requests to be handled in person rather than remotely. Earlier this week, acting Social Security

ABC News Retracts Claim That Israeli ‘Occupation Forces’ Dropped ‘Harrowing’ Leaflet in Gaza

The only Israel-based reporter on the byline has long pushed anti-Netanyahu bias An Israeli army convoy moves along the border with the Gaza Strip (Amir Levy/Getty Images) ABC News retracted its claim that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dropped leaflets containing “harrowing messages” in Gaza. An editor’s note said the outlet couldn’t confirm the leaflets’

Trump Urges Fed Rate Cuts to Ease Economy’s Tariff Transition

‘The president has every right to criticize the decision,’ press secretary Karoline Leavitt said to reporters. President Donald Trump wants the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help ease the U.S. economy’s tariff-driven transition. Trump has been largely silent about monetary policy for the last several weeks. After the central bank’s March policy meeting,