April 2026

"So far this year, President Trump has issued 210 executive orders – the largest first-year total since FDR."

"The DOGE-brained push toward ‘Let’s just automate everything and do it online and then maybe we won’t actually need staff.’"

"DOGE disruptions at SSA are associated with meaningful reductions in disability benefits."

“We’re actively growing."

"These requests seek records that are particularly urgent to uncover any improper sharing of protected data for apparently political purposes in advance of coming elections."

Because of “'unusual circumstances,' specifically 'the need for consultation with another agency,' SSA needed to extend the time limit ."

"The Numident decision comes on the heels of a three-year pilot program."

"The Justice Department so far hasn’t asked the justices to immediately intervene on an emergency basis."

"At any given time there are about 1,500 benefit applications pending per worker."

"Gavin Kliger, the DOGE staffer involved in illegal firings at the CFPB, owns as much as $365,000 in shares of companies regulated by the agency."