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New Social Security chief contradicts claims that millions of dead people are getting payouts
Read full article: New Social Security chief contradicts claims that millions of dead people are getting payoutsThe new head of the Social Security Administration says deceased centenarians are “not necessarily receiving benefits."
Tens of millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
Read full article: Tens of millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claimsThe Trump administration is falsely claiming tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving improper Social Security payments.
DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources say
Read full article: DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources sayOfficials working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency sought access to the Treasury Department payment system to stop money from flowing to the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractors
Read full article: Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractorsThe emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic — a White House adviser who's using one of the world’s most powerful information platforms to sell the government’s talking points while threatening its detractors.
Elon Musk's DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sources
Read full article: Elon Musk's DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sourcesThe Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems.
US recovers $31 million in federal payments to dead people
Read full article: US recovers $31 million in federal payments to dead peopleEver since the U.S. Social Security Administration opened its books to the Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Service, it has been able to stop and recover more than $31 million in improper federal payments to dead people.