Experts analyze President Trump's proposal to eliminate Social Security taxes and Brookings' bipartisan plan, noting impacts on beneficiaries and solvency.

Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled DOGE could continue to access federal data, saying a request for a restraining order from 14 states ...

Acting Commissioner’s departure was initiated after refusing to provide DOGE staffers access to sensitive information.

Pinpointing the genesis of “waste, fraud and abuse” as political rhetoric is difficult. But the concept and resulting battles ...

Since its inception in 1935, Social Security has expanded its mission and reach. Here is how each president from Roosevelt to ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a tough confirmation process, seeming unable to understand Medicare and Medicaid. Yet the Senate ...

Uncertainty Looms as Some Medicare Telehealth Services Could End in 2025 With Medicare's emergency telehealth coverage ...

For years, lawmakers have struggled to balance reducing government spending while maintaining funding for essential services.

At the same time, polling has shown that U.S. adults tend to overestimate the share of the federal budget that is spent on ...

Many government programs are facing significant funding cuts as Republicans look to extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The nonpartisan Senior Citizens League expects the COLA to be 2.3% for 2026, based on a forecast that inflation will drop throughout the coming year. Another forecast by independent Social Security ...