The Social Security Administration circulated an imprecise email about the provisions in the new law. Here’s what it actually does.

President Donald Trump’s recent legislative efforts, encapsulated in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" (OBBBA), have brought ...

Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act. This affected Social Security’s costs at a time when the ...

Some 69.4 million people — about 1 in 5 U.S. residents — received a payment from the program in April 2025. Most of them are retired older adults, many reliant on their earned benefits to put food on ...

The Social Security program, a crucial safety net for over 73 million Americans, faces a critical juncture. Demographic and ...