A Trump deportation campaign was already underway before Nov. 26. But the shooting of National Guard members has prompted ...

A long-standing change to the rules is taking effect in 2026 and affecting when you can claim full Social Security benefits.

Trump-aligned lawfare group claims Biden-era kidney transplant rule violates civil rights laws by encouraging hospitals to ...

George Will’s column calling for immigration reform (“Biden and Trump, in their own ways, poisoned the immigration debate,” Nov. 9) is mostly for letting employers cut workers’ ...

Policymakers are in a box: Social Security is $25 trillion out of whack, the only way in-whack it is to raise taxes or cut benefits, and Americans oppose both. Pretty much all Americans oppose raising ...

The average monthly retirement check will be $2,071 in 2026, a $56 increase from the 2025 level. shurkin_son / Getty Images In early October of every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its ...

Major Social Security reform could change the way the program serves young Americans in the future. They entered the job market during the Great Recession and began to make strides in their careers as ...

Few government programs have had the impact of Social Security. Each year, its payments help lift 22 million Americans — mostly seniors — out of poverty, according to the Center on Budget and Policy ...

Social Security reform is inevitable and could take many forms. The SSA could cut benefits, or freeze or slow cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). They could start means-testing recipients to deny or ...

Well, if I listen to news reports or review the emails I get from many readers, I guess I’d have to conclude that Social Security is doomed. So that means it’s time to once again trot out my “little ...

Jonathan Ponciano is a financial journalist with nearly a decade of experience covering markets, technology, and entrepreneurship. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...