“Social Security needs a commissioner whose loyalty is to beneficiaries, not Elon Musk,” said one advocate. As Democrats on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee grilled financial services executive Frank Bisignano at his confirmation hearing to oversee Social Security on Tuesday, a progressive think tank reported that the Trump administration’s cuts to the popular program have […]
“Unfortunately tossing a scarf over the GDP numbers doesn’t change the fact that their policies have us careening toward a downturn.” All signs are pointing to a coming recession as U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on close trading partners, oversees mass firings of civil servants, and pushes for cuts to public services—but by firing economists, advisers, […]
“One has to ask why the world’s richest man—who has received in the tens of billions of dollars in federal contracts—is targeting the agency that helps so many Americans keep their heads above water,” said one advocate. The Trump administration aims to “ultimately collapse the system” that allows tens of millions of Americans to collect […]
“While Trump cuts programs you need to live, he’s turning the White House into a car dealership to advertise his unelected shadow president’s failing company,” said one critic. With Tesla’s stock plummeting since the electric carmaker’s CEO, Elon Musk, arrived in Washington, D.C. and began slashing federal jobs and programs, U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday was intent […]