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Since the Trump administration took office in January, the Social Security Administration has experienced significant deterioration following cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Caseload backlogs have swelled to over 6 million, and applicants now face substantial obstacles in obtaining basic information.

According to a Washington Post report, "Long-strained customer services at Social Security have become worse by many key measures." Employees who were not terminated or resigned in response to the changes have been reassigned between departments with minimal training for their new roles, further compromising service delivery.

As the report notes, those efficiencies put in place by DOGE staffers have left the agency in “turmoil" as multiple commissioners have come and gone, leading to “record backlogs that have delayed basic services to millions of customers, according to internal agency documents and dozens of interviews.”

President Donald Trump is not being honest about his intentions for focusing his attention on social services fraud committed in Minnesota.

The fraud cases gained renewed attention over the weekend after a right-wing influencer named Nick Shirley posted a video on X that claimed to find $110 million in child care fraud committed by Somalians in Minnesota. Trump and several MAGA voices have focused intently on the cases, using them to attack Trump's political foes like Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat.

A Republican lawmaker who recently went through a very public divorce with President Donald Trump skewered GOP political consultant Scott Jennings on Monday for comments he made about her during an appearance on an ABC News show.

On Monday morning, Jennings claimed that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who left the MAGA coalition in early December, became a "lib" in 2025. Greene and Trump had several public spats, which culminated in Greene holding a press conference with survivors of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes and leading the charge to pass legislation forcing the administration to release the Epstein files, as Trump promised to do during the 2024 campaign.

President Donald Trump crossed a "red line" on Monday after he admitted that CIA operatives conducted a strike inside Venezuela, according to a legal analyst.

CNN reported on Monday that the Trump administration hit two port facilities in Venezuela. White House sources told the outlet that the administration believes the facilities were "being used by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to store drugs and move them onto boats for onward shipping."

The CIA reportedly conducted a drone strike targeting a Venezuelan coastal port facility, according to a new report, marking the first publicly confirmed U.S. attack on a target within the country's territory.

The operation targeted what officials believed was a Tren de Aragua operation hub that was used to store drugs and then move them onto boats for shipping, CNN reported late Monday, citing sources. No one was at the facility when it was hit, the sources said.

President Donald Trump's recent spat with an ex-MAGA lawmaker included a hidden message to victims of convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein, according to one analyst.

On Monday, retiring Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) revealed that Trump asked her not to support legislation to release the Epstein files because doing so would hurt his friends. Greene's comments come at a time when the Trump administration is continuing to hide and obfuscate Epstein documents, even though Congress passed a law requiring all files to be released by Dec.19.

A long-time stalwart of the GOP took a swing at President Donald Trump in his 2025 wrap-up column, a place that's usually reserved for hopeful reflection.

Karl Rove, a political consultant and former presidential advisor, wrote in a new column for the Wall Street Journal that Trump's pace has become "unrelenting" and is trending toward "unsustainable." He noted Trump's souring poll numbers on key issues like the economy, which are a sign that voters find his act "off-putting."

Anyone casually familiar with President Donald Trump knows that he has a particular affinity for the finer things in life, from gold ornamentation to luxury properties. But those gaudy style choices could come back to haunt the GOP during next year's midterms, according to one analyst.

During the 2024 campaign, Trump promised voters that he would fix the economic issues that his predecessor allegedly caused. However, the economy has added few jobs during his first term in office, and inflation remains sticky partly because of the president's tariff regime.