Ken Thomas
White House Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ White House reporter covering the Harris campaign. @AP alum. RTs/links do not equal endorsements. [email protected]. #LGM #hoyasaxa
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Ken Thomas
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her state's large auto and manufacturing industries meant it was already feeling the pain of President Trump's tariffs. The Democrat, who is meeting with Trump later Wednesday, said she wasn’t against levies outright, but they served as a “blunt tool” and needed to have a clear end-goal. "Tariffs need to be used like a scalpel, not a hammer.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Ken Thomas
By Ken Thomas | Photographs by Jovelle Tamayo for WSJ BELLEVUE, Wash.—The line began forming about 30 minutes before the Social Security Administration field office here near Seattle was set to open its doors, swelling to about two dozen people by 9 a.m. When a security guard asked who had a scheduled appointment, about a third of the people raised their hands. Mark DeLaurenti, 70 years old, of Bellevue was among those without an appointment.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Anne Tergesen |Ken Thomas
The federal agency that administers Social Security benefits is facing a customer-service mess. The Social Security Administration is cutting staff, restricting what recipients can do over the phone and closing some local field offices that help people in person. The number of retirees claiming benefits has risen in recent years as baby boomers age.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Anne Tergesen |Ken Thomas
Few federal agencies reach as far into Americans’ lives as the Social Security Administration, which delivers a monthly check to some 70 million people. Many fear that the changes, part of President Trump’s push to overhaul the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency, are eroding confidence in the nearly 90-year-old program. Agency officials have acknowledged that because of a planned reduction in services over the phone, there will be longer wait and processing times.
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Anne Tergesen |Ken Thomas
NowRallying Anti-Musk Donors, Liberal Judge Raises $24 Million in Key Court ContestWith Elon Musk backing her conservative opponent, a Wisconsin judge seeking a seat on the state’s top court has amassed what is believed to be a record war chest for a judicial campaign.
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