welcome
Salon

Salon

US Politics

US Politics

Maine Social Security snafu a

Salon
Summary
Nutrition label

75% Informative

Maine Department of Health and Human Services rescinded a decades-old rule that allowed parents to apply at birth for a Social Security number.

The change comes after Maine 's governor publicly clashed with President Donald Trump over her commitment to upholding the legal rights of transgender athletes.

The department has been hard at work revising long-standing practices since Elon Musk made claims of fraud inside the Social Security system.