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Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material
The request, spelled out in an email obtained by ProPublica, comes amid concerns that DOGE has overstepped its bounds in ...
IRS takes center stage in political controversies, partisan battles
The IRS has become ground zero for some of the most heated political battles of President Trump’s first 100 days in office.
Justice Dept. agrees to let DOGE access sensitive immigration case data
About a half-dozen DOGE “advisors” won approval from the the Justice Department to access the ECAS system, according to ...
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Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data
“While anonymization is possible, it is extremely burdensome,” Justice Department attorney ... another Maryland case ...
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How DOGE led a ‘hostile takeover’ at the IRS to use taxpayer data for immigration crackdowns
Career officials at the Internal Revenue Service were pressed by Trump officials and DOGE staffers to hand over access to sensitive taxpayer data to immigration agencies, but repeatedly refused ...
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Inside DOGE’s push to defy a court order and access Social Security data
The battle inside the agency led the Justice Department to intervene to deny DOGE access to the data, even as the Trump ... It is unclear if the judge agreed. In recent weeks, Social Security ...
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Judge relaxes ban on DOGE access to sensitive US Treasury information
Vargas said in a written opinion late Friday that one DOGE worker, Ryan Wunderly, can access sensitive payment and data systems if he completes training that Treasury employees typically go ...
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Judge relaxes ban on access to sensitive US Treasury information for Elon Musk's DOGE
Vargas said in a written opinion late Friday that one DOGE worker, Ryan Wunderly, can access sensitive payment and data systems if he completes training that Treasury employees typically go ...
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Judge Eases Ban on DOGE Accessing Sensitive Treasury Data
Adeola Adeosun is the Newsweek Weekend Night Editor based in Atlanta, Georgia. Her focus is reporting on U.S. national news, politics and trends. Adeola joined Newsweek in 2024 and has previously ...