The Social Security Administration (SSA) has outlined a series of upgrades to its services in a letter to Congress, reporting faster payments, shorter wait times and a reduction in its disability ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Social Security Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano outlined upgrades to the nation’s largest benefits program Friday, detailing for Congress how the agency reshaped customer service, ...

The Social Security Fairness Act is providing significant financial relief to first responders and public sector retirees by delivering retroactive payments to those affected by previous benefit ...

Signal leak: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked endangering American troops by using an unsecured messaging app to discuss U.S. airstrikes in Yemen, the Pentagon’s acting inspector general ...

​Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to recommend reinstalling Rep. Henry Cuellar as the ranking ...

After his corruption indictment last year, the Laredo Democrat forfeited his role as the top Democrat on the House Appropriations subcommittee that oversees more than $65 billion in annual spending.

Good news for Social Security recipients: Congress is working on the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act, which could add an additional $200 to your monthly checks for the first six months ...

A higher cost-of-living adjustment than retirees received in 2025 is on the way. Individuals who claim retirement benefits early and keep working will be subject to higher earnings limits. The maximum ...

A new proposal from a group of Democratic senators could mean an additional $200 for Social Security recipients. The Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act would provide increased funds ...

Social Security is entering its 10th decade. The popular federal program began in 1935, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law. Through the years, there have ...

More than 2 million Social Security recipients in Michigan, and millions more nationwide, are in line to receive a cost of living adjustment, or COLA, starting in January 2026, the Social Security ...