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Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families

Officials back rule to cut SSI benefits for recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities

29.04.2026 4

Salon

Eli Hager

The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

The post The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families appeared first on ProPublica.

28.04.2026 6

ProPublica

Eli Hager

DHS Seeks Access to Massive Employment, Salary and Family Database Legally Restricted to Use in Child Support Cases

The post DHS Seeks Access to Massive Employment, Salary and Family Database Legally Restricted to Use in Child Support Cases appeared first on...

11.03.2026 20

ProPublica

Eli Hager

The Trump Administration Is Trying to Target Immigrants Over Family Court Cases

A pending case could expose thousands of immigrant parents to deportation due to minor involvement in juvenile courts.

28.02.2026 50

Truthout

Eli Hager

Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases

The post Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases appeared first on ProPublica.

24.02.2026 10

ProPublica

Eli Hager

Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis Will Hit Hardest States That Cut Their Own Taxes

Twenty-six states that cut or terminated income taxes since 2021 may not have the revenue to continue the programs.

09.12.2025 10

Truthout

Eli Hager

Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis

The post Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis appeared first on ProPublica.

09.12.2025 10

ProPublica

Eli Hager

How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers

The post How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers appeared first on ProPublica.

21.11.2025 20

ProPublica

Eli Hager

Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules

The post Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules appeared first on ProPublica.

31.10.2025 10

ProPublica

Eli Hager

The untold saga of what happened when DOGE stormed Social Security

Insiders describe the chaos of their time working with the spending-slashing agency

09.09.2025 20

Salon

Eli Hager

The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security

08.09.2025 10

Talking Points Memo

Eli Hager

The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

08.09.2025 20

ProPublica

Eli Hager

New York Bans Anonymous Child Welfare Reports

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing...

20.06.2025 10

ProPublica

Eli Hager

The Trump Administration’s War on Children

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

23.04.2025 10

ProPublica

Eli Hager

“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump

by Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest...

12.03.2025 10

ProPublica

Eli Hager

Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

22.02.2025 10

ProPublica

Eli Hager