Commentary: Trump, the GOP and DOGE have launched their attack on Social Security. You should start worrying now
Perhaps the most frequently cited quote from Donald Trump relevant to his purported efforts to root out government waste has been "we're not touching Social Security," or variations thereof. I expressed skepticism about this pledge shortly after the election by listing all the oblique ways the Trump administration could hack away at the program.
Americans are afraid to fly after recent crashes — social media and DOGE aren't helping
Recent plane crashes and FAA firings are driving Americans' fear of flying, but aviation experts say travel by air is still extremely safe.

DOGE, shutdown

DOGE cuts complicate government funding talks and raise shutdown fears
DOGE cuts eyed for GOP spending bill, raising shutdown fears
Government shutdown could hinge on DOGE cuts
Vivek Ramaswamy argues DOGE hostility rooted in 'irrationality,' defends Trump, Musk's pursuit of 'golden age'
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy analyzes the hostility toward Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on "Jesse Watters Primetime."
Musk’s DOGE Orders FTC Staff to Move to USAID Offices
White House official: No known end date for Musk’s tenure at DOGE
Elon Musk Issues New Order Over DOGE Ultimatum
A judge is ordering DOGE office-affiliated employees to testify under oath
Judge orders Trump administration officials to give sworn testimony on DOGE
Amy Gleason: the low-profile Trump insider officially heading DOGE
Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims on Tariffs, Ukraine and DOGE
The president has repeatedly made false or misleading claims in pursuing an aggressive agenda in the first weeks of his second term.

Hundreds protest at Colorado NOAA office

Hundreds protest mass firing of NOAA employees from DOGE cuts
Hundreds protest at Colorado NOAA office after many employees laid off in cuts to federal workforce
NOAA workers protest as job cuts continue

Social Security payments could suffer interruption soon

Social Security explained: Are your benefits safe from DOGE?
Ex-Social Security head warns system could soon ‘collapse’ thanks to DOGE cuts
Social Security payments could suffer interruption soon as DOGE causes ‘system collapse,’ former commissioner warns — ‘start saving now’
Jesse Watters: DOGE is saving us all money, Dems are fundraising to stop it
Fox News host Jesse Watters discusses how DOGE continues to find ways to save Americans money while Democrats continue to campaign to stop it on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’
DOGE's ripple effects in the states: From the Politics Desk
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s initiative to dramatically slash the federal workforce is increasingly having a political ripple effect at the state level.
Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic product.