Social Security is America’s most expensive program, accounting for more than one in five dollars in the federal budget. A perennial political hot-button topic, Social Security is subject to ...

Financial projections from both program trustees and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) paint an alarming picture, the CRFB says: the trust funds that finance Social Security’s retirement program, ...

Federal reports reveal Social Security and Medicare trust funds will run dry by 2033, threatening millions of retirees.

Social Security is broken. The program has run deficits for many years and will continue to do so indefinitely. The so-called “trust fund” is nothing more than IOUs from the federal government ...

Social Security was created 90 years ago as a means of helping seniors stay out of poverty. Today, all these years later, many seniors still rely on these benefits as a crucial source of income ...

Social Security beneficiaries could see a 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026, which is slightly above the 2.5% increase U.S. retirees received in 2025. That's according to an estimate ...

The administration wants Social Security to become a "digital-first agency." President Donald Trump is once again vowing to protect Social Security if congressional Republicans seek another ...

Most retirees couldn't cope with a big Social Security cut. Cuts are a looming threat, but most people won't see them right away. Retirees should start saving for a rainy day, and workers should ...