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U.S. Labor Department’s social media messaging accused of not realistically portraying diversity

The U.S. Labor Department is making a stark change in its messaging on social media, focusing less on a diverse assortment of employees and laborers concerning gender and race, and instead concentrating on white males. The move is considered an effort to promote the hiring of American citizens over foreign workers, but critics argue the art and messaging are “not realistically portraying the diversity of the country’s workforce,” given that white men are considered a “minority” in the workforce. Labor […]

todayNovember 8, 2025 1

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Trump denies he’s going to war in Chicago after threatening majority-Black city in jarring social media post

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is not going to war in Chicago after seemingly threatening to send his newly renamed Department of War to the majority-Black city in a Truth Social post over the weekend. TheGrio was on the ground at the White House as Trump was boarding Marine One to attend the U.S. Open men’s championship final in New York City. While taking questions from reporters, the president denied that he is going to war in […]

todaySeptember 7, 2025

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Trump threatens Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship in Truth Social post

President Donald Trump recently posted online that he is thinking about removing the citizenship of Rosie O’Donnell. Taking to his Truth Social platform, he expressed his disdain for the comedian. “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship,” Trump wrote. “She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS […]

todayJuly 15, 2025

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. The emergency appeal is the first in a string of applications to the high court involving DOGE’s swift-moving work across the federal government. It comes after a judge in Maryland restricted the team’s access to Social Security under federal privacy laws. The agency holds personal records on nearly everyone […]

todayMay 3, 2025

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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries says Trump and Republicans want to put ‘chainsaw’ to Social Security

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, warned that President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress want to “take a chainsaw” to Social Security as they forge ahead with their plan to execute major federal spending cuts. “House Republicans and the Trump administration are trying to take a chainsaw to everything that matters to the American people, like ending Social Security and Medicaid,” Jeffries decried on Thursday during his weekly leader’s press conference. The […]

todayMarch 28, 2025

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Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce

The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans who is not authorized to speak publicly. The workforce reduction, according to a second person who also spoke on condition of anonymity, could be as high as 50%. It’s unclear how the layoffs will directly impact benefits of the 72.5 million Social Security beneficiaries, which include retirees and children who receive retirement and disability benefits. […]

todayFebruary 27, 2025

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13-Year-Old Black Teen Dies After Alleged Viral Social Media Challenge Attempt

Nationwide — Nnamdi Glenn Ohaeri Jr., a 13-year-old African American boy from California, died after allegedly attempting a dangerous social media challenge. His parents believe the challenge, similar to the “Blackout Challenge” that has claimed lives before, led to his tragic death. According to People, Ohaeri Jr. was found unresponsive in his bedroom in Murrieta on February 3rd. The night before, he had spent time with his parents watching the Grammy Awards. His mother attempted CPR while his father called […]

todayFebruary 25, 2025 3

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Tens of millions of dead people aren’t getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims

The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments. Over the past few days, President Donald Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk have said on social media and in press briefings that people who are 100, 200 and even 300 years old are improperly getting benefits — a “HUGE problem,” Musk wrote, as his Department of Government Efficiency digs into federal agencies to root out waste, fraud and abuse. It is true that […]

todayFebruary 20, 2025 1

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Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden signed

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and in other public service jobs. Advocates say the Social Security Fairness Act rights a decades-old disparity, though it will also put strain on Social Security Trust Funds, which face a looming insolvency crisis. The bill rescinds two provisions — the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset — […]

todayJanuary 8, 2025