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Social Security access requested for DOGE

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- 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.

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  1. CBS News

    Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow DOGE to access to Social Security Administration systems (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A federal district court judge blocked DOGE from accessing sensitive information from the Social Security Administration.

  2. ABC 7 Chicago

    Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk 's DOGE to access Social Security systems.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Trump asks Supreme Court to allow DOGE to access Social Security data (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The request for access comes after a judge in Maryland restricted the team’s access under federal privacy laws.

  4. KOB 4

    Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for Elon Musk's DOGE team to access Social Security systems (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for Elon Musk's DOGE team to access Social Security systems.

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security data (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The emergency appeal asks the high court to clear the way for the Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.

  6. The Hill

    Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security data (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to let the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access millions of Americans’ personal data stored by the Social Security Administration (SSA) while it appeals an order that iced the advisory group out.

  7. Newsweek

    Trump admin Asks Supreme Court to allow DOGE to access Social Security data (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The emergency request follows a federal judge's ruling that limited the department's access, citing federal privacy protections.

  8. NBC News

    Trump administration asks Supreme Court to grant DOGE access to Social Security data (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to pause a lower court's order restricting affiliates of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive Social Security Administration data, arguing in a Friday filing that the judicial order limits President Donald Trump…

  9. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Trump turns to Supreme Court in bid to allow DOGE access to Social Security data (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    President Donald Trump

  10. CNN

    Trump brings DOGE fight over access to Social Security data to Supreme Court (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Friday to allow Elon Musk’s DOGE to access Social Security Administration data on hundreds of millions of Americans.

  11. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Social Security access requested for DOGE (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- 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.

  12. WSVN Miami

    Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social

  13. PBS NewsHour

    Trump administration asks Supreme Court to grant DOGE access to Social Security systems (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Social Security holds personal records on nearly everyone in the country, including school records, bank details, salary information and medical and mental health records for disability recipients, according to court documents.

  14. WMUR

    White House asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans

  15. WHDH Boston

    Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social

  16. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Solicitor General Sauer asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    The Trump administration seeks Supreme Court approval to grant Elon Musk's team access to Social Security systems for fraud reduction.

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