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Gov. Greg Abbott to speak one-on-one with KPRC 2 | What questions do you have for him?
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott to speak one-on-one with KPRC 2 | What questions do you have for him?SOUND OFF: As we prepare for our interview, KPRC 2 would like to hear from you, the viewer, on what questions you’d like us to ask the governor.
Judge relaxes ban on DOGE access to sensitive US Treasury information
Read full article: Judge relaxes ban on DOGE access to sensitive US Treasury informationA New York judge has relaxed a ban she'd put on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency preventing it from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury Department information.
Social Security lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave, AP sources say
Read full article: Social Security lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave, AP sources sayThe Trump administration has moved to classify more than 6,000 living immigrants as dead.
Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies
Read full article: Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive information at US agenciesA federal appeals court is allowing billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to once again access people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management.
Musk could be headed for a Washington exit after turbulent times at Trump's DOGE
Read full article: Musk could be headed for a Washington exit after turbulent times at Trump's DOGEElon Musk and President Donald Trump have recently suggested that the billionaire entrepreneur's time in the administration might be running out.
Social Security Administration probes origin of website portal outage
Read full article: Social Security Administration probes origin of website portal outageThe Social Security Administration says it is investigating the root cause of website outages that have affected the “my Social Security” portal where recipients access their benefits.
A DOGE employee is put in charge of the US Institute of Peace, a court filing alleges
Read full article: A DOGE employee is put in charge of the US Institute of Peace, a court filing allegesA court filing says an official allied with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been put in charge of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a think tank targeted by President Donald Trump for closure.
Most US Institute of Peace workers get late-night word of their mass firing
Read full article: Most US Institute of Peace workers get late-night word of their mass firingMost employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, have received email notices of their mass firing — the latest step in the Trump administration’s government downsizing.
Social Security Administration backtracks on some ID requirements after backlash
Read full article: Social Security Administration backtracks on some ID requirements after backlashThe Social Security Administration said Wednesday that people applying for Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, or Supplemental Security Income who are not able to use agency’s online portal, can complete their claim entirely over the phone instead of at an office.
Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at US agencies
Read full article: Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at US agenciesA federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management.
What's happening with the Institute of Museum and Library Services after Trump's executive order
Read full article: What's happening with the Institute of Museum and Library Services after Trump's executive orderThe Institute of Museum and Library Services has been added to the list of government agencies targeted by President Donald Trump.
DOGE blocked in court from Social Security systems with Americans' personal information, for now
Read full article: DOGE blocked in court from Social Security systems with Americans' personal information, for nowA federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security Administration systems that hold personally identifiable data on millions of Americans.
What the closure of Social Security offices means for Texans
Read full article: What the closure of Social Security offices means for TexansThe Trump administration, through Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, is closing numerous Social Security Administration offices, including nearly 800 federal real estate leases.
Social Security in-person identity checks opposed by advocates and retirees alike
Read full article: Social Security in-person identity checks opposed by advocates and retirees alikeThe Social Security Administration’s plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients has drawn ire from lawmakers, advocacy groups and program recipients who are concerned that the government is placing barriers in front of people seeking to access their benefits.
A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year
Read full article: A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this yearTwenty-six Social Security Administration offices across the country are expected to close this year, due to actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients
Read full article: Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipientsIn an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures.
Federal judge considers blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
Read full article: Federal judge considers blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of AmericansA federal judge is considering whether to temporarily block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems that hold sensitive data on millions of Americans.
Some Republican lawmakers have concerns about Elon Musk and DOGE. Here's what they've said
Read full article: Some Republican lawmakers have concerns about Elon Musk and DOGE. Here's what they've saidRepublicans, particularly those in Congress, have been overwhelmingly supportive of broad cuts across the federal government at the hands of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
Read full article: Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of AmericansA group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans.
New EPA guidance says spending items greater than $50,000 must get approval from DOGE
Read full article: New EPA guidance says spending items greater than $50,000 must get approval from DOGEThe Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidance directing senior staff to submit spending items greater than $50,000 for approval from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
A judge in the nation's capital declines to block DOGE from Treasury systems
Read full article: A judge in the nation's capital declines to block DOGE from Treasury systemsA federal judge in the nation’s capital is refusing to block employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury systems containing sensitive personal data for millions of Americans.
Trump's firing of 1,000 national park workers raises concerns about maintenance and operating hours
Read full article: Trump's firing of 1,000 national park workers raises concerns about maintenance and operating hoursThe Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions as part of its broad-based effort to downsize government.
Federal judge won't immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or worker layoffs
Read full article: Federal judge won't immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or worker layoffsA federal judge has refused to immediately block Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs.
Judge leaves intact a ban on DOGE access to Treasury records pending a hearing Friday
Read full article: Judge leaves intact a ban on DOGE access to Treasury records pending a hearing FridayA federal judge has left intact a ban that prevents Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records containing sensitive personal data for millions of Americans, though she made clear that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is exempt.
DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progress
Read full article: DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progressA federal research office that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million in cuts after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found no need for much of its work.
DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources say
Read full article: DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources sayOfficials working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency sought access to the Treasury Department payment system to stop money from flowing to the U.S. Agency for International Development.
13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
Read full article: 13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal dataDemocratic attorneys general in several states are vowing to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans’ sensitive personal information.
Trump made DOGE part of the government. Here's what that might mean
Read full article: Trump made DOGE part of the government. Here's what that might meanThe new Department of Government Efficiency, President Donald Trump’s special commission tasked with slashing federal spending, has formally joined the government whose size it is supposed to help shrink.
OpenAI's Altman will donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund
Read full article: OpenAI's Altman will donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural fundOpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a $1 million personal donation to President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships the incoming administration.
OpenAI's Sam Altman 'not that worried' about rival Elon Musk's influence in the Trump administration
Read full article: OpenAI's Sam Altman 'not that worried' about rival Elon Musk's influence in the Trump administrationOpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is locked in a legal dispute with rival Elon Musk, said said he is “not that worried” about Musk’s influence in the incoming Trump administration.