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  • A person holds their finger over the personal information listed on a Social Security cardPolitics

    New Social Security chief contradicts Trump’s claims that millions of dead people are getting payouts

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (Pool via AP)Politics

    Trump and Musk claim tens of millions of dead people are getting Social Security checks—but it’s not true

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A Social Security card is displayed Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)Politics

    Social Security boss steps down over DOGE attempts to access sensitive recipient information

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen. May 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)Finance

    IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers as soon as next week — in the middle of tax season

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • FILE – People protest during a rally outside the Treasury Department in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)Politics

    Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system

    By Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak, and others
  • FILE – Elon Musk speaks at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Politics

    DOGE access to U.S. finances risks loss of American credibility that ‘will prove difficult to regain’, former Treasury secretaries warn

    By Fatima Hussein, David Klepper, and others
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks after being sworn in by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump looks on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Politics

    Trump’s DOJ dumps Biden-era task force dedicated to seizing assets of Russian oligarchs

    By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker, and others
  • Protesters gather at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, to demonstrate against the actions of Republican President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)Politics

    DOGE was given the job of stopping Treasury payments to USAID, sources say

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Elon Musk speaks at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Politics

    Elon Musk’s DOGE gains access to sensitive Treasury data, including Social Security and Medicare payment systems

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, poses for a photo with Cabinet picks, other nominees and appointments, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.Finance

    Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent confirmed as Treasury secretary

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • President-elect Donald Trump dances with The Village People at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Politics

    Trump pledges ‘best first day’ of Day 1 executive actions to end ‘4 long years of American decline’

    By Will Weissert, Fatima Hussein, and others
  • Biden speaks at a US Steelworkers rally in PittsburghPolitics

    The two steel giants Biden blocked from merging are now suing the federal government after it killed their $15 billion deal

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • Steelworkers union president David McCall and Joe Biden peek out from behind a black curtainPolitics

    Steelworkers president praises Biden for blocking $15 billion proposal to surrender U.S. Steel to a Japanese company: ‘Nippon has proven itself to be a serial trade cheater’

    By Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak, and others
  • Charles KushnerPolitics

    Trump names Charles Kushner, pardoned real estate mogul and father of his son-in-law, as US ambassador to France

    By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker, and others
  • FILE – President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (Allison Robbert/Pool via AP, File)Finance

    Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC nations if they act to undermine US dollar

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press