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Beginning March 31st, people will no longer be able to verify their identity to the SSA over the phone and those who cannot properly verify their identity over the agency’s “my Social Security” online service, will be required to visit an agency field office in person to complete the verification process, agency leadership told reporters Tuesday.

The change will apply to new Social Security applicants and existing recipients who want to change their direct deposit information. Retiree advocates warn that the change will negatively impact older Americans in rural areas, including those with disabilities, mobility limitations, those who live far from SSA offices and have limited internet access.  Connecticut Rep. John Larson, the top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, said in a statement that “by requiring seniors and disabled Americans to enroll online or in person at the same field offices they are trying to close, rather than over the phone, Trump and Musk are trying to create chaos and inefficiencies at SSA so they can privatize the system.”
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In the beef business, a cow can be born in Montana and cross the Canadian border twice before it’s processed. Tariffs both ways could make that an expensive cow. “If we have Montana feeder cattle that originated in Montana, fed in Alberta and then was sent back to the United States for processing, what’s the impact there?” said Turk Stovall, first vice president of the Montana Stockgrowers Association.

On Wednesday, Stovall and other leaders from the Stockgrowers Association were in Washington, D.C., to share their tariff concerns with Montana’s federal delegation. The Trump administration’s new tariffs have the potential to disrupt this regional ag economy for producers of beef and other goods.“It’s in effect,” Stovall told Montana Free Press on Wednesday. “How long it’s going to be in effect, we just don’t know. It’s the decision of our administration. Some people are just choosing to wait on that decision. Others don’t have the ability to wait. Livestock eats and drinks every day.”It’s those unknowns that are vexing Montana ag producers in these early days of the Trump administration tariffs, which took effect Tuesday.