Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has some proposals to "reform" Social Security. Hang on to your wallets. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated ...

One of the hallmarks that set the Social Security Administration apart from other government programs was its sedulous avoidance of anything resembling partisan politics. That was a key to its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.): His caucus makes no secret about what it intends to do with government services, and it's not ...

It has been my custom for most of the past 28 years to write a year-end column summarizing the Social Security updates scheduled for the following year. I already discussed some of these updates in a ...

It has been my custom for most of the past 27 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the Social Security updates scheduled to take place the following year. I already discussed some of these ...

In early October of every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its much-anticipated report on changes (usually increases) to the Consumer Price Index over the past 12 months. (It was a little ...

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 ...

Washington Post columnist and MSNBC contributor Jennifer Rubin is one of the more tiresome Trump critics, writing several columns a week full of knee-jerk attacks on former President Donald Trump and ...

You may have been tempted to believe Donald Trump when he swore, along with some of his Republican colleagues, to protect Social Security. If so, the joke may be on you. That concern emerged Monday ...

A hoary old chestnut in government circles describes all budgets as mostly political documents. But what can you say about a budget that's nothing but political? Therein lies the challenge in ...

In early October of every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its much-anticipated report on changes (usually increases) to the Consumer Price Index over the past 12 months. (It was a little ...