For all their vows to cut "waste and abuse" in entitlements, they seem oddly reluctant to go after an obvious target.

Commissioner O’Malley estimated that some 40% to 45% of current Social Security workers are already retirement-eligible. These employees are particularly likely to say goodbye. They are being offered ...

Over 70 million people collect Social Security in the U.S. Over 2 million are from Michigan, and just over 6,000 of us in Benzie County, my husband and myself included. Like most who spent their adult ...

Learn about the sweeping changes to Social Security in March 2025, from major policy reforms impacting millions to heightened enforcement measures.

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on edge as the Senate struggles to reach a deal ahead of Friday night's looming ...

Pinned to the top of Elon Musk’s X account is a six-minute clip of his recent three-hour interview with the podcaster Joe ...

If there’s one thing Elon Musk loves more than disrupting industries, it’s disrupting facts. During his recent appearance on ...

New leadership in Washington has prompted questions about Social Security’s future. Some experts say privatizing the program could be the answer.

New changes at the U.S. Social Security Administration may put its ability to deliver monthly benefit checks at risk, former agency head says.

The Social Security Administration says millions of retired teachers, firefighters, police officers and others with public pensions may have to wait up to a year or longer to reap the benefits of ...

Social Security applies an earnings test, reducing benefits if pre-retirement age earners exceed set income limits. Past full retirement age, no earnings limit applies and withheld benefits due to ...

In 2025, nearly 73 million Social Security and SSI recipients will see their benefits increase by 2.5%. That’s just under the 2.5% by which the average COLA boosted benefits over the last decade.