Social Security Administration workers are told to share in-person appointment details with ICE agents, turning offices designed as safe spaces into potential immigration enforcement traps.
CBP signs $225,000 deal with Clearview AI to use facial recognition built on 60 billion scraped images for “tactical targeting” of border intelligence operations.
IRS improperly shared confidential tax data of thousands of immigrants with DHS, breaching legal protections courts had already ruled violated taxpayers’ rights.
Education Department investigates Tufts and National Student Clearinghouse for allegedly sharing student data with political groups to influence elections, citing no specific organizations or evidence.
CIA ends publication of World Factbook after 64 years, offering no explanation for shuttering the reference tool used by millions.
HHS has been using Palantir AI tools since March 2025 to screen child welfare grants and job descriptions for DEI and gender ideology phrases.
BLS suspends all data collection and delays January jobs report just 48 hours into partial government shutdown, the second jobs data blackout in four months.
ICE nearly doubled its detention network to 203 facilities in one year while DHS began buying warehouses in at least eight states to hold thousands more.
DHS inventory reveals ICE has been using Palantir AI to process tips since May 2025, with separate tool creating maps of deportation targets using health agency data.
Study finds CDC stopped updating 38 of 82 public health databases since Kennedy became health secretary, with nearly 90% of the paused systems tracking vaccinations.
Judge extends order requiring Trump administration to keep funding child care subsidies in five states after HHS cited fraud concerns based on right-wing influencer video.
Five Democratic states ask judge to block Trump administration from withholding child care funding; HHS claimed fraud without evidence while demanding recipients’ Social Security numbers.
DOJ filing reveals DOGE operatives at Social Security likely violated court order, shared data via unapproved server, and coordinated with group seeking to overturn election results.
Justice Department sues Virginia for refusing to hand over voter registration data, the 15th state sued since September in DOJ’s campaign to collect personal information from voter rolls.
California becomes second state in two days to defeat DOJ demand for unredacted voter registration data, as federal judges cite privacy violations.
Federal judge dismisses Trump DOJ lawsuit against Oregon for refusing to hand over voter registration data including birth dates, driver’s license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers.
Defense Secretary Hegseth directs Pentagon to integrate Grok into military networks despite CSAM and antisemitic controversies.
EEOC data breach exposed personal information of people who filed discrimination complaints; contractor employees with privileged access mishandled data for nearly a year before discovery.
Maryland audit finds state cannot recover $760 million in unemployment overpayments, yet continues sending collection letters to people who never received benefits.
Trump posted jobs data 12 hours early on social media, repeating first-term violation of federal policy; White House admits “inadvertent public disclosure.”
ICE searched Washington driver’s license data at least nine times before traffic stops despite state law prohibiting sharing for civil immigration enforcement, researchers find.
Justice Department sues Arizona and Connecticut for refusing to hand over voter registration rolls, becoming the 22nd and 23rd states targeted in Trump administration’s data collection campaign.
Social Security phone wait times nearly four times higher than publicly reported metric, inspector general finds, as agency counts callback requests as zero wait time.
Justice Department’s Epstein file redactions can be defeated by copying and pasting text into new document, revealing details meant to be hidden from public.
TikTok signs deal creating U.S. joint venture valued at $14 billion, with Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi’s MGX taking 15% each while ByteDance retains nearly 20%.
Texas sues Samsung, LG, Sony, and two Chinese TV makers, alleging deceptive consent hides surveillance software that captures screenshots every half-second and sells viewing data.
Maine asks court to dismiss DOJ lawsuit demanding voter data including partial Social Security numbers, arguing request violates post-Watergate privacy law.
Denver police drones arrive before officers 80% of time in pilot program, as department signs contract for license plate reader platform it says won’t be activated yet.
TSA is giving ICE lists of all airline travelers several times per week to match against deportation database.
Powell says federal data may overstate job creation by 60,000 per month, meaning economy could actually be losing 20,000 jobs monthly since April.
Trump administration proposes requiring all foreign tourists, including from UK and Germany, to disclose five years of social media history to enter U.S.
USDA Secretary Rollins threatens to withhold funding from 21 states refusing SNAP data requests, says cuts start next week to “root out fraud” despite USDA data showing minimal abuse.
Justice Department sues six more states for voter data including partial Social Security numbers, bringing total to 14 states sued and 26 targeted for records.
Trump approval drops to 36% in Gallup poll, lowest since January 6 Capitol attack, as Republican support falls 7 points and independents drop to 25% following election losses and shutdown.
ICE removes spending cap on private immigrant-tracking program, guaranteeing surveillance firms $7.5 million minimum with up to $281 million per contractor.
Federal judge orders DOJ to expedite FOIA request probing whether Trump’s name in Epstein files prompted administration’s July reversal on releasing them.
Trump launches Manhattan Project-scale AI initiative opening vast federal data troves about Americans to private AI companies including OpenAI, Google, and Palantir.
Federal judge blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE, rules data pact violated post-Watergate privacy laws and was “arbitrary and capricious.”
BLS says October unemployment data will not be released because it “could not be collected” during shutdown, with November jobs report delayed to six days after Fed meeting.
44% of Americans believe Trump involved in Epstein crimes according to YouGov poll published as House prepares vote on releasing all Justice Department files.
Trump job approval falls to 39%, tied for lowest of second term, with disapproval among Independents at record high during government shutdown.
DHS admits it erroneously told watchdog group it no longer retains text messages after ending automatic preservation system in April.
Democrats win Virginia, New Jersey governorships and New York City mayor nearly one year into Trump second term, with federal workforce cuts driving Virginia victory.
Tech investor Ben Horowitz privately funds Las Vegas police’s new Tesla Cyber-truck fleet for department already operating 38 surveillance drones citywide.
DHS authorizes Customs and Border Protection to require facial recognition biometrics from all non-citizens leaving U.S., removing previous age exemptions for children and elderly.
New Mexico legislator launches website tracking ICE arrests statewide with anonymous photo and video submissions verified by community groups.
Trump calls for prosecution of Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, and Lisa Monaco over Jan. 6 investigation that analyzed phone records of nine Republican members of Congress.
ADP Research cuts off Fed’s employment data covering 20% of private labor force after Fed Governor Waller referenced statistics, compounding information blackout during shutdown.
Trump administration rushes Medicare Advantage provider directory to launch for open enrollment despite frequent errors and contradictory information that could mislead seniors about which doctors accept their insurance.
Bureau of Labor Statistics recalls workers during government shutdown to prepare September inflation data for Federal Reserve meeting and Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.
