Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration is the US agency that runs the national retirement and disability program.
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The earliest story we hold is from Oct 13, 2021.
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Week of Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025: 10 left, 22 center, 9 right, 21% of the sources that published that week · 55 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
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| Jan 13, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4% |
| Jan 20, 2025 - Jan 26, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 27, 2025 - Feb 2, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 3, 2025 - Feb 9, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 10, 2025 - Feb 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 17, 2025 - Feb 23, 2025 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 17% |
| Feb 24, 2025 - Mar 2, 2025 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 9% |
| Mar 3, 2025 - Mar 9, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | under 1% |
| Mar 10, 2025 - Mar 16, 2025 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 10% |
| Mar 17, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 48 | 17% |
| Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 7, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 9% |
| Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 20, 2025 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 63 | 17% |
| Apr 21, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 28, 2025 - May 4, 2025 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 12% |
| May 5, 2025 - May 11, 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3% |
| May 12, 2025 - May 18, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 19, 2025 - May 25, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 26, 2025 - Jun 1, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 8, 2025 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 56 | 18% |
| Jun 9, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 16, 2025 - Jun 22, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 23, 2025 - Jun 29, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 30, 2025 - Jul 6, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 13, 2025 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 49 | 15% |
| Jul 14, 2025 - Jul 20, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 21, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 3, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 4, 2025 - Aug 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 18, 2025 - Aug 24, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 25, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 9% |
| Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 8, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 22, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 5, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3% |
| Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 12, 2025 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8% |
| Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 55 | 21% |
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Everything else22 updates in 2025 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Social Security Administration that are not part of any story yet
- Oct 6Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano named IRS CEO14 articles · 14 sources4 left, 5 center, 5 right
- May 6Senate confirms Bisignano to lead Social Security Administration as agency faces DOGE overhaul6 articles · 6 sources3 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Apr 18Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data23 articles · 18 sources3 left, 6 center, 8 right
- Apr 11– 12Social Security is listing thousands of living immigrants as dead in effort to get them to leave, AP sources say35 articles · 20 sources4 left, 11 center, 3 right
- Mar 25Trump pick to lead Social Security Administration faces questions on DOGE involvement18 articles · 12 sources2 left, 7 center, 3 right
- Mar 20– 21DOGE blocked from accessing sensitive Social Security data, after judge raises concerns of a ‘fishing expedition’20 articles · 18 sources4 left, 13 center, 1 right
- Mar 19Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients22 articles · 14 sources5 left, 5 center, 4 right
- Feb 27– Mar 1Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce24 articles · 17 sources6 left, 10 center, 1 right
- Feb 18Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information: AP sources44 articles · 23 sources6 left, 12 center, 5 right
Stories that name Social Security Administration
- Oct 24Social Security COLA for 2026 revealed following shutdown-related delay12 articles · 11 sources2 left, 7 center, 2 right
- Oct 24– 25Social Security recipients to get cost-of-living boost in 202643 articles · 31 sources8 left, 16 center, 7 right
- Sep 29– Oct 1How Social Security will be affected by a government shutdown9 articles · 7 sources3 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Aug 26– 27DOGE officials copied millions of Social Security numbers, whistleblower says32 articles · 19 sources8 left, 8 center, 1 right
- Jul 8– 9Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with federal job cuts52 articles · 32 sources7 left, 15 center, 7 right
- Jun 6– 7Supreme Court gives DOGE access to millions of Americans’ private Social Security data58 articles · 36 sources9 left, 19 center, 6 right
- May 2– 3Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems32 articles · 25 sources7 left, 14 center, 4 right
- Apr 15– 16Biden alleges Trump has ‘taken a hatchet’ to Social Security in his first post-presidency speech41 articles · 27 sources9 left, 13 center, 5 right
- Mar 20– 24Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at U.S. agencies22 articles · 20 sources5 left, 9 center, 5 right
- Mar 11– 12Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud30 articles · 19 sources4 left, 9 center, 5 right