The Social Security Administration will now require beneficiaries to prove their identity when claiming benefits or changing their direct deposit information to crack down on fraud, a change that could affect millions of recipients and applicants. Beginning on March 31, beneficiaries will no longer be able to verify their identity on the phone. They will […]

A judge blocked the Trump administration on Tuesday from carrying out an executive order that bans people with gender dysphoria from serving in the military, saying the government was unjustly discriminating against people based on their sex and transgender status. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes wrote in a scathing 79-page memorandum that President Donald Trump’s […]

President Donald Trump fired the remaining two Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday at the agency that enforces consumer protection and antitrust laws. A White House official confirmed the firings of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya to the Washington Examiner. The move is another step by the president to remake the […]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has suggested he will mount a primary challenge against Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in 2026. Paxton has been a noted critic of Cornyn, especially after the senator threw barbs at him during his impeachment trial. After being acquitted, Paxton has increasingly eyed Cornyn’s Senate seat. In an interview with Punchbowl […]