Faster services, expanded access, and reduced backlogs are reshaping how you interact with Social Security before 2026.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has outlined a series of upgrades to its services in a letter to Congress, reporting ...

Trump is more interested in disabling the government than fixing it. That gives Democrats a chance to show restive U.S. voters a radical resolve to make their government work again. Will Marshall is ...

But smart planning can help ensure that you aren’t relying on Social Security benefits alone to support you in retirement. Small steps — like maxing out your retirement accounts, investing wisely or ...

Over 70 million Americans receive Social Security benefits, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA). And 67% of retirees rely on their Social Security checks for more than 50% of their ...

In the video posted Friday, Musk told Joe Rogan that his decision to step away from the Department of Government Efficiency initiative stemmed from realizing how deeply flawed the U.S. financial ...

Remember when Elon Musk and President Donald Trump were saying that tens of millions of dead people received Social Security benefits? It was pretty clear from the outset that this claim, which ...

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., is demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) conduct a "comprehensive" investigation into former President Joe Biden’s autopen use. The committee’s ...

Dear Liz: Because of the Social Security Fairness Act, my wife got a huge lump sum check (catchup, I suppose) and will now get monthly Social Security benefits. This is good news and bad news, ...

The Social Security Fairness Act repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. Roughly 3.2 million Americans are seeing higher monthly payments. Average Social ...

WASHINGTON — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 2.8% cost-of-living increase to their monthly checks beginning in January, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. This year ...

The new cost-of-living adjustment — or COLA — for 2026 is 2.8%, slightly above last year’s increase, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA). Social Security recipients received a 2.5% ...