Social Security benefits make a big difference in the wallets of many Americans. But these extra dollars can be a double-edged sword: While the additional dollars may close the gap on affordability ...

Following police identifying the suspect in the Pawtucket, Rhode Island, hockey arena shooting as 56‑year‑old Robert Dorgan, who also used the name Roberta Esposito, speculation has swirled online ...

A new report has found that Social Security benefits could be cut by 28 percent in the coming years if no solution to a long-standing funding issue is found. The Congressional Budget Office now ...

A critical trust fund that helps finance Social Security benefits is on track to reach insolvency in 2032, when automatic benefit cuts would occur without action from Congress, a new report finds. The ...

Social Security beneficiaries saw a 2.8% boost to their benefits for 2026, thanks to an annual cost-of-living adjustment. New government inflation data for the month of January suggests the annual ...

The Social Security Fairness Act was passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority and signed into law on Jan. 5, 2025, by President Joe Biden. Now, several senators are calling on the Social ...

Workers at the Social Security Administration have been told to share information about in-person appointments with agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, WIRED has learned. “If ICE comes in ...

Working while receiving Social Security can be a good way to supplement your income. However, there are strict rules to follow, as working could impact your benefits. If you haven't yet reached full ...

One of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s most critical but lesser-known functions — keeping the government running during a national emergency — is “significantly constrained” amid the partial ...

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed on Saturday amid a standoff over restrictions that Democrats have demanded for federal immigration agents. But much of its work continues. By The ...

The Department of Homeland Security has shut down after lawmakers failed to meet a midnight Friday deadline to fund the agency and its workforce of more than 260,000 people. The department saw its ...

Jake Safane has nearly 15 years of journalism and marketing experience on topics ranging from local entrepreneurship to international banking. He has written for publications such as The Economist, LA ...