President Donald Trump made some big promises to Americans when he ran in the 2024 election. One of the biggest was to cut ...

The Social Security trust fund for retirees is projected to become insolvent in 2033. But that cliff is expected to arrive ...

The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could ...

Recent news that Social Security funds may run out for Americans in the program raises an important question: What is Social Security?

The bottom line is that the Social Security earnings test is a big factor in determining whether older adults who are still ...

The average payout could drop to $1,580 per month after 2034 -- a 19% drop from the current average retirement payout.

Retirement and disability funds face depletion in the next decade, with Congress urged to act to correct the looming ...

Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.

Trump proposed doing away with taxes on Social Security benefits. Not only are taxes on Social Security income complicated, they can significantly reduce the value of each retiree's monthly checks.

Under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in March—titled "Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account"—all federal disbursements, including Social Security, SSI, SSDI, ...

Overall, 52 percent of Americans say they worry a “great deal” about the Social Security system, up from 43 percent in 2024, according to Gallup. Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, ...

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