The Department of Government Efficiency is taking aim at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, as the administration argues in court that Elon Musk is not the administrator of the newly-formed entity despite public comments from Trump to the contrary.

President Donald Trump's administration is continuing its radical effort to cut much of the federal government -- and is being met with dozens of legal challenges. The Department of Government Efficiency is taking aim at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration,

The Department of Government Efficiency is taking aim at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, as the administration argues in court that Elon Musk is not the administrator of the newly-formed entity despite public comments from Trump to the contrary.

Musk warned federal employees over the weekend that non-responses to the email would "be taken as a resignation."

Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner Michelle King has stepped down from her role at the agency, a Trump administration official confirmed to CBS News. King was replaced by Leland Dudek, who oversaw the SSA fraud investigation office, and then she resigned, according to the official.

The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of Government Efficiency requests to access Social Security recipient information,

The Social Security Administration is facing new uncertainties following the resignation of its acting commissioner. Michelle King stepped down after refusing to grant access to sensitive Social Security recipient information to the Department of Government Efficiency.

President Donald Trump appointed a fraud detection expert to lead the Social Security Administration (SSA) after its acting commissioner reportedly

Elon Musk falsely claimed there were tens of millions of people aged 100-159 still receiving Social Security benefits.

Reports of the Department of Government Efficiency’s so-called “tech bros” accessing federal systems that hold vast troves of Americans’ personal data have raised many questions about whether they can legally see – never mind copy,

As DOGE arrives at the SSA and Elon Musk makes dubious claims about Social Security checks, the political risks are great.