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Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Is Speeding Up Social Security Insolvency
The cuts could be as deep as $18,000 per year for a typical married couple, the report found.
Sanders Introduces “Pensions for All Act” to Ensure Workers Can Retire
Only 9 percent of Americans have pensions today, compared to 44 percent in 1975.
Social Security Chief Celebrates Budget Bill That Could Slash Program’s Finances
The bill will accelerate depletion of Social Security and Medicare's trust funds by a year, according to an analysis.
Supreme Court Allows DOGE Continued Access to Sensitive Social Security Data
“This is a sad day for our democracy and a scary day for millions of people,” said the coalition behind the challenge.
Musk Officially Exits Trump Admin, Leaving His Cronies to Continue DOGE Carnage
The billionaire's term as a “special government employee” is set to end, but his outsized influence remains.
Former SSA Chief: “Elon Musk Is the Biggest Fraud, Not Social Security”
An internal document bolsters warnings that the hunt for fraud is a pretext for slashing Social Security benefits.
Living Holders of Millions of Social Security Numbers Have Been Marked as Dead
"They are terminating people’s financial lives,” the former Social Security Administration commissioner says.
Trump and Musk Are Trying to Dismantle Social Security From the Inside
Elon Musk’s DOGE is inflicting crashes, hang-ups and hours-long waits on Social Security recipients, eroding trust.
Protesters Nationwide Take to the Streets, Condemn Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda
The energy of these protests must be turned into sustained organization from below.
Trump Admin Lists Many Living Immigrants as Dead in Social Security Database
The agency’s acting commissioner reportedly said in an email the financial lives of the immigrants would be terminated.