Social Security Changes Under Trump Led to Backlogs, Wait Times, and More Issues

A new report details multiple issues within the Social Security Administration (SSA) over the past year, including long delays for service to millions of beneficiaries, due primarily to changes and “reforms” imposed by the Trump administration in 2025. Social Security beneficiaries have faced backlogs and delays for years as the result of underfunding and other political obstacles.
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“Department of War” Name Change, Which Isn’t Even Official, Will Cost $2 Billion

President Donald Trump’s order to rebrand the Department of Defense (DOD) as the “Department of War” this past summer will cost billions of dollars, a new report suggests. In September, Trump issued an executive order seeking to change the department’s name. Only a bill passed by Congress and signed into law by the president can make the change official, but the order requires all government…
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