"Really, I want to turn it off and let the courts figure out how they want to run a federal agency,” said interim SSA Commissioner Lee Dudek.

The Trump administration has threatened to shut down the Social Security Administration (SSA) over a court ruling that blocks Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the personal data of millions of Americans.

Defenders of the Social Security Administration on Friday blasted acting Commissioner Leland Dudeks' threat to shut down the agency in response to a federal judge cutting off the Department of Government Efficiency's access to SSA data.

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a long-anticipated executive order on Thursday that aims to shut down the Department of Education, acting on a key campaign pledge, according to a White House summary seen by Reuters.

In a sweeping executive order signed Thursday, President Donald Trump called on Education Secretary Linda McMahon “to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure” of the Education Department.

President Donald Trump is not holding back against those protesting tech billionaire Elon Musk at Tesla dealerships across the country. Protesters have been taking to Tesla dealerships across the country to oppose Musk’s role in slashing government spending in the Trump administration.

President Trump rejected reports that Musk would be briefed on how the U.S. would fight a hypothetical war with China.