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Meryl Kornfield

Washington, D.C., United States

Staff writer for @washingtonpost. Reach me at [email protected], DM or Signal. Forever proud of my @thealligator/@ufjschool roots 🐊

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  • Democrats urge Social Security Administration to keep field offices open

    2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Meryl Kornfield

    Democrats urge Social Security Administration to keep field offices open (washingtonpost.com) Democrats urge Social Security Administration to keep field offices open By Meryl Kornfield 2025042410000000 Democratic lawmakers, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), are urging the Social Security Administration in a new letter to keep open its field offices and demanding transparency about potential closures.

  • Senate Democrats seek answers from inspector general on Social Security cuts

    3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Meryl Kornfield

    Senate Democrats seek answers from inspector general on Social Security cuts (washingtonpost.com) Senate Democrats seek answers from inspector general on Social Security cuts By Meryl Kornfield 2025042310000000 Senate Minority Leader Charles E.

  • When government thinks you’re dead, it upends lives. DOGE may make it worse.

    3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Meryl Kornfield |Lisa Rein |Hannah Natanson

    When government thinks you’re dead, it upends lives. DOGE may make it worse. (washingtonpost.com) When government thinks you’re dead, it upends lives. DOGE may make it worse. By Meryl Kornfield; Lisa Rein; Hannah Natanson 2025042309000300 When Richard VanMetter tried to buy a sandwich, he didn't realize he was dead.

  • Watchdog agency tells fired federal workers they have no legal basis for complaints

    3 weeks ago | adn.com | Meryl Kornfield

    The Office of Special Counsel told thousands of probationary federal workers that it would not pursue their complaints about their firings, according to a copy of an OSC email obtained by The Washington Post. The decision was a reversal of the position of the previous head of the independent office, who was fired by President Donald Trump. The independent watchdog agency said it does not have the purview to pursue the complaints that more than 2,000 federal employees made, the email said.

  • Watchdog agency tells fired workers they have no legal basis for complaints

    3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Meryl Kornfield

    Watchdog agency tells fired workers they have no legal basis for complaints (washingtonpost.com) Watchdog agency tells fired workers they have no legal basis for complaints By Meryl Kornfield 2025042121262500 The Office of Special Counsel has told thousands of probationary federal workers that it will not pursue their complaints about their firings, according to a copy of an OSC email obtained by The Washington Post.

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Meryl Kornfield
Meryl Kornfield @MerylKornfield
10 May 25

RT @Fahrenthold: NEW: Dozens of contracts killed by @doge have already been resurrected by federal agencies. DOGE still lists them as "ter…

Meryl Kornfield
Meryl Kornfield @MerylKornfield
10 May 25

RT @peterbakernyt: India contradicts Rubio, saying the cease-fire was worked out directly between India and Pakistan, and that there had be…

Meryl Kornfield
Meryl Kornfield @MerylKornfield
9 May 25

“Prices on Shein last week were higher by an average of 43 percent for a sample of nearly 300 women’s fashion items compared with late November and December, according to the analysis” https://t.co/cPIP272qr6