According to a new report from the New York Times, the damage done to the Social Security Administration is extensive and deep, with offices woefully understaffed, calls going unanswered and remaining employees barely hanging on. As the Times' Tara Siegel Bernard reported, DOGE "sent the agency into a state of upheaval, while Mr. Musk and his lieutenants spread false claims of widespread fraud," adding, "shrinking the staff, before making technological improvements, has made an already difficult situation worse, particularly for Social Security's most vulnerable beneficiaries, many field staffers, legal advocates and researchers said." read more
A federal immigration officer who was captured on video pushing a woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York City has been relieved of his duties while an investigation is conducted, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. In a statement Friday, DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin called the conduct of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer "unacceptable and beneath the men and women of ICE." "Our ICE law enforcement are held to the highest professional standards and this officer is being relieved of current duties as we conduct a full investigation," McLaughlin added.
On Wednesday, the parents of 8-year-old Cecilia "Cile" Steward, who is still missing from the Kerrville floods, posted a letter on social media calling for Camp Mystic to pause plans to reopen." In a letter addressed to the leadership of Camp Mystic, Cile's parents, CiCi and Will Steward, said the announcement was made without prior consultation or consent from the families impacted. "Our daughters and loved ones died under Camp Mystic's supervision and care. One child"our child. 8-year-old Cile Steward"remains missing. Recovery teams are still out there every day, scouring the river"your backyard"risking their own safety to bring her home to us. Yet, instead of recognizing or highlighting that effort, you have not once mentioned her name or the fact that she is still missing," the letter read.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted that Donald Trump's administration was trying to help Argentina President Javier Milei maintain power by extending billions of loans to boost that nation's economy.
Thomas Massie is declaring victory on his move to force a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files after the election to fill a vacant Arizona House seat.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released partial records from a third batch of documents they received from the Jeffrey Epstein estate earlier this week that includes notes that contain the names of current and former Trump allies Elon Musk and Steve Bannon, as well as Peter Thiel
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That explains why Mikey Bible is fighting so hard to keep the Trumpstein Files under wraps.