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April 3, 2025

Disability Groups Sue Social Security Administration over Service Cuts Amid Web Portal Crashes
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The Trump administration has abruptly fired the entire workforce at the
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps more than 6
million people pay their home heating and cooling bills. The cuts came
amid a mass purge of some 10,000 workers at the Department of Health and
Human Services on Tuesday.

Separately, leaders of the National Endowment for the Humanities say
Elon Musk's DOGE operation has recommended slashing NEH's workforce by
up to 80%. The independent federal agency provides grants to museums,
universities, teachers, libraries, public radio and TV stations,
nonprofits and more.
Meanwhile, disability rights groups have sued the Trump administration
and Elon Musk over DOGE's cuts to the Social Security Administration,
which they say have disproportionately impacted their community,
violating their constitutional rights.

This week, the Social Security Administration opened an investigation
into a series of website crashes that prevented beneficiaries from
accessing their online accounts at the My SSA portal at least five times
last month, with some beneficiaries receiving inaccurate notices that
they would no longer receive Supplemental Security Income. Elon Musk has
called Social Security "the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time" and has
proposed slashing up to $700 billion from Medicaid, Medicare, Social
Security and programs for the poor.

On Wednesday, the White House dismissed reports that Elon Musk might
soon leave his role in the Trump administration, saying his work with
DOGE will continue.


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