Andrew Harnik / Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The federal agency that provides millions of vulnerable Americans with retirement and disability benefits is drowning in up to 6 million pending cases and 12 million transactions after months of turbulence under President Trump. The Social Security Administration (SSA) started Trump’s second term with what The Washington Post described as a “hostile takeover,” with Elon Musk, 54, and the Department of Government Efficiency slashing their way through the $15.4 billion agency that serves roughly 74 million beneficiaries. Now, according to internal data and interviews cited by the Post, retirement and disability services for millions of Americans have been delayed. Read more at The Daily Beast.