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Social Security is facing sweeping benefit cuts in less than a decade. Lawmakers can potentially prevent cuts by making ...

On Wednesday next week, the U.S.’s Social Security Administration is scheduled to make its latest round of payments for ...

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Social Security will complete a transition more than 40 years in the making this year. In 1983, Congress enacted an amendment ...

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In January 2026, the U.S.’s Social Security calendar isn’t kind on many recipients of retirement, disability or survivor benefits.