President Trump has promised to protect Social Security, but the fine print of his agenda points to a very different outcome ...

It’s no secret that Social Security has been lurching towards insolvency for several decades. Thanks to profligate spending ...

Social Security provides benefits to about 75 million older adults, people with disabilities and surviving family members. With Social Security's insolvency looming in about seven years, new proposals ...

Learn how Trump's new tax and payroll proposals could shrink Social Security funding and what steps you can take now to protect your retirement income.

Social Security trust funds are running out of money, and the insolvency date is racing closer, in part due to President Donald Trump’s 2025 tax legislation. An analysis from the Office of the Chief ...

Social Security is on a collision course with automatic benefit cuts that could slice nearly a quarter from monthly checks if ...

Social Security is no longer the Third Rail of politics. Which is perhaps too bad, though not for the reasons readers might ...

The Social Security system celebrated its 90th birthday this week. In the wake of this milestone, several policy analysts and news outlets offered their thoughts on the program’s past, present and ...

“Just because it says URGENT doesn’t necessarily mean it’s important,” Frank Sonnenberg writes. Yet the two are often confused thanks to the volume and turnover in our news feeds and the growing tact ...

The trust funds for Social Security and Medicare are expected to be depleted by 2034, which could prompt the bond market to push Congress into action, according to a leading economist. Yaros pointed ...

Those citing 42 million as the number of people affected by the pause in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits intend to shock us. But the actual number affected is even more ...

Social Security benefits rise in 2026 with a 2.8% COLA, higher Medicare premiums, and new tax relief for seniors.