Department of Government Efficiency

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to grant DOGE access to Social Security systems

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Social Security holds personal records on nearly everyone in the country, including school records, bank details, salary information and medical and mental health records for disability recipients, according to court documents.

Examining Trump's progress on his promises, 100 days in

By Chris Megerian, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

As President Donald Trump hits his 100th day in office Tuesday, his imprint is everywhere. But the long-term impact is often unclear.

WATCH: Biden says Trump has 'taken a hatchet' to Social Security in first post-presidency speech

By Steve Peoples, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The 82-year-old Democrat, who has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January, delivered his pointed message during a speech Tuesday at the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago.

WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as DOGE staffer made head of foreign assistance

By Matthew Lee, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

A senior U.S. official said Tuesday the Republican administration has appointed Musk lieutenant Jeremy Lewin as acting head of all foreign assistance at the State Department. Lewin is an associate of Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team.

AP report: IRS acting commissioner resigning over deal to send immigrant tax data to ICE

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The IRS has been in upheaval over Trump administration decisions to share taxpayer data.

WATCH: State Department says funding to some life-saving UN food programs was cut by mistake

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

“There were a few programs that were cut in other countries that were not meant to be cut, that have been rolled back and put into place,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters.

Nearly half of National Weather Service offices are critically understaffed, experts warn

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20 percent vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, according to data obtained by The…

PHOTOS: Hundreds of HHS employees wait in a line stretching around the building to find out if their job is gone

By Associated Press

One staffer waiting in line loudly joked: “Is this an April Fool’s joke?”…

Fact check: Can you 'erase' your student debt because DOGE accessed federal loan databases?

By Claire Cranford, PolitiFact

Don’t trust videos saying you can erase your student loans by filing a student privacy law complaint.

Federal appeals court clears way for DOGE to continue making cuts at USAID

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

“While defendants’ role and actions related to USAID are not conventional, unconventional does not necessarily equal unconstitutional,” Circuit Judge Marvin Quattlebaum, who was appointed by Trump, wrote.