There's a whole lot of noise in the drive-by media about President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, and most of it is just flat-out wrong. Take our friends over at Politico, for example. They're all in a tizzy over Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who's claiming that Trump's bill will gut funding for North Carolina's hospitals and rural communities. Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., comes … [Read more...] about Sen. Banks Claps Back at Tillis Over Medicaid Cuts in Trump-Backed Bill
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Court Extends Ban on Musk’s DOGE Access to Sensitive Social Security Records
On Thursday, a federal judge issued a preliminary order that extended a ban to billionaire Elon Musk’s aides on accessing the private data of millions of Americans stored in the computer systems at the Social Security Administration. The U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Hollander of Maryland ruled that Musk's Department of Government Efficiency failed to demonstrate the need … [Read more...] about Court Extends Ban on Musk’s DOGE Access to Sensitive Social Security Records
SEC Integrates Government Efficiency Team Amid Workforce Restructuring
According to an email sent to staff on Friday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun to onboard officials from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. In an email, the SEC staff was informed that the DOGE task force contacted the SEC, and they would be treated like staff in terms of network, systems, and data access. The email stated that the SEC was … [Read more...] about SEC Integrates Government Efficiency Team Amid Workforce Restructuring
Funding Disputes in GOP Threaten Timely Social Security Payments
The administration running the Social Security program warns that waiting times for Social Security benefits could increase next year if Congress does not agree to increase funding to the Social Security Administration. House Republicans refused to increase funding for the Social Security Administration when the continuing resolution was passed in September. This … [Read more...] about Funding Disputes in GOP Threaten Timely Social Security Payments