Supreme Court restores DOGE's access to Social Security data

The Supreme Court has lifted a lower court order, allowing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to sensitive Social Security data. This decision, beneficial for the Trump administration, permits DOGE to access information on millions of Americans to combat fraud and modernize systems, a move criticized as potentially invasive.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, stating the ruling gives DOGE "unfettered access to this personal, non-anonymized information." The court aims to expedite access before legal assessments of DOGE's access are complete. The ruling comes amid tensions between President Trump and Elon Musk.