Two moves retirees may make now to boost their 2025 Social Security benefit checks
A 2.5% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is the lowest increase to benefits since 2021. To increase those checks, ...
Prediction: President Donald Trump Is Going to Break His Social Security Promise -- and It's Absolutely the Right Decision
Most presidents tend to avoid proposing changes to Social Security, because any change will eventually result in some group ...
President Trump's Social Security Plan Could Cost the Program $1.5 Trillion in Lost Revenue. Are the Benefits Worth It?
President Donald Trump has only been in office a few days, but he hit the ground running. He's already made good on some of ...
Social Security COLA latest prediction for 2026: Bad news for retirees?
The non-partisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau ...
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What is the Social Security Number for and what happens if you don't have it?
The Social Security Number (SSN) is a crucial identifier in the United States, essential for employment, accessing benefits, ...
Millions of Americans have received their first Social Security checks of 2025 — and they're bigger. But by enough?
American retirees are receiving their first Social Security checks of 2025, and yes, they’re bigger — but not by much. The 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) means the average monthly benefit has ...
How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department to talk about the handover of power.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock Office of Personnel Management workers out of computer systems
The systems include a vast database containing birth dates, Social Security numbers, appraisals, home addresses, pay grades ...
Opinion | There are several reasons Musk wants to control Treasury payments. None of them are good.
It’s barely been two weeks, but Elon Musk’s attempts to run the federal government like one of his businesses have already ...
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Budget 2025 Live Updates: Social security scheme proposed for gig workers, e-shram registration support
FM Nirmala Sitharaman will continue to hold the record of presenting the most budgets on a trot - eight straight budgets ...
Treasury Official Quits After Resisting Musk’s Requests on Payments
The Trump administration pushed out a top Treasury Department official this week after he refused to give Elon Musk’s ...
Tariffs May Add $1,700 To Average Tax Bill, Hike Prices, Cut Income
Higher tariffs could worsen the squeeze on American families by increasing their taxes, lowering their income, and requiring them to pay more for tariffed goods.