Former Maryland Gov. and Social Security chief Martin O’Malley is warning that Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s attacks on the agency could result in a “system collapse and an interruption of benefits” for Social Security recipients. In a weekend interview with CNBC, O’Malley, who headed the Social Security Administration (SSA) …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed Friday’s contentious Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as Elon Musk‘s latest demands of the federal workforce. Co-anchor Colin Jost, after showing Trump repeatedly telling Zelensky that he is “gambling with World War III,” joked …
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Elon Musk’s satellite business Starlink may not have officially taken over Verizon’s $2.4 billion contract with the Federal Aviation Administration yet to upgrade the systems it uses to manage America’s airspace. However, on Friday, FAA officials ordered staff to begin finding tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal, …
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Elon Musk, the de facto head of Donald Trump’s government, is also the orchestrator of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But in leading a project to slash government agencies and the federal workforce, Musk is not missing his chance to attack the regulatory agencies that oversee the businesses …
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Poor, disabled, and vulnerable Americans who rely on Social Security to survive now have fewer resources to access those benefits thanks to cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration. The cuts — made to the already-understaffed Social Security Administration (SSA) — will make it harder for some Americans to obtain …
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This articlewas produced by Capital & Main. It is co-published by Rolling Stone with permission. In the barrage of executive orders and edicts issued by Donald Trump and promoted by Elon Musk over the last month, one stands out. It is a relatively brief note to the nation’s public schools …
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It’s been an action-packed few days for Jon Stewart, who kicked off the week with a monologue torching Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and ended with the Daily Show host slicing open his hand. Today, Musk took the fight to X as his followers called on the Tesla …
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Jimmy Kimmel is not buying in to Donald Trump‘s plan to transform war-torn Gaza into the next Mar-a-Lago. On Jimmy Kimmel Live, the late-night host showcased the president’s grotesque AI video that imagines a gold-adorned “Trump Gaza,” noting that “even Kim Jong Un is like, ‘That’s a little much.’” “That …
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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins’ tenure is off to a rocky start. The former Georgia congressman and unapologetic Donald Trump loyalist began by releasing a series of videos assuring that “despite the rhetoric, there would be no cuts at VA.” These videos preceded two rounds of layoffs at …
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In December, Elon Musk used his growing political and social media capital within the right to help tank a Republican funding bill in the House of Representatives. Among several critiques of the legislation — which varied wildly in their veracity — Musk falsely claimed that Congress was attempting to give …
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