Lawmakers and advocates rally to protect Social Security as the Department of Government Efficiency expands its cost-cutting ...

When people think of Social Security, they typically think of monthly benefits — for the roughly 69 million retirees, disabled workers, dependents and survivors who receive them today. But ...

The justices cleared the way in the first case for DOGE representatives to access the sensitive Social Security Administration data of millions of Americans, while litigation on the matter continues.

The Trump administration has said DOGE needs access to Social Security information to continue its core task of rooting out government waste. Musk has previously called Social Security a "Ponzi ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the DOGE team that had been led by Elon Musk to examine Social Security records that include personal information on most Americans ...

Nearly 70 million Americans rely on Social Security every month. The DOGE initiative has already brought substantial changes, including office closures and new data protocols.

DOGE leaders directed Social Security staff to set about marking people older than 120 as dead, court records show. On social media, Mr. Musk hailed the effort.

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that DOGE, the team formerly led by Elon Musk, can examine Social Security records that include personal information on most Americans. Acting by a 6-3 vote, the ...

But U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander in Maryland found that DOGE’s efforts at Social Security amounted to a “fishing expedition” based on “little more than suspicion” of fraud, ...

The Trump administration says DOGE needs access to carry out its mission of targeting waste and fraud in the federal government. Musk had been focused on Social Security as an alleged hotbed of fraud.