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A Social Security customer service office in Wisconsin is cutting more than 58% of its workers in the coming weeks. It’s one of 41 field offices where staff is being reduced by more than a quarter due to Trump’s budget cuts.That’s fewer people to answer phones, handle in-person appointments, and…
Adam Kadyrov is enjoying a stellar career.Russian state media reported that the 17-year-old was named curator of Chechnya’s internal affairs ministry on Monday, meaning he’ll oversee police and local security forces. The ministry also handles counterterrorism and riot control.A state broadcast showed the teen receiving the appointment at a ceremonial…
Anxious retirees have been phoning AARP in droves about their Social Security benefits.A spokesperson said that since February 1, the nonprofit has received roughly 2,000 calls a week on the issue, and “by far the number one” concern is about disruptions to checks.”They’re really struggling to get by and Social…
A new report that a journalist was mistakenly added to a sensitive military discussion among top US leaders sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill and the White House on Monday.The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg reported that he had been included without explanation in a Signal group chat on March 11 for discussing…
Lines at your local Social Security office are about to get a lot longer — if it survives a wave of closures brought on by funding cuts under the Trump administration.And the Social Security field offices that do stay open are in for a flood of visitors after the short-staffed…
Social Security Administration employees raised the alarm on Trump’s plan to slash the agency’s workforce.They warned that cuts to staff could delay payments for Social Security beneficiaries.The agency offered its employees early retirement in an effort to cut staff.Delayed payments, longer wait times: Cuts to the Social Security Administration’s workforce…
A fired USAID worker says security stopped him from taking one last photo of his wife’s office memorial.The Trump administration has dismantled USAID and fired most of its staff.Workers at the agency’s DC headquarters were given a short window of time to clear out their desks.A recently fired USAID worker…
