The Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed the date of the 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) announcement after it was pushed back due to the ongoing government shutdown. The original ...

The financial future of the more than 75 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits remains in limbo as the trust fund reserves used to pay beneficiaries are projected to become insolvent ...

The University of Pennsylvania suffered a cybersecurity incident on Friday, where students and alumni received a series of offensive emails from various University email addresses, claiming that data ...

The move is an escalation in the president’s campaign against the West African country’s government over allegedly failing to protect Christians. The Office of Legal Counsel told select lawmakers that ...

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In most years, Social Security cost of living adjustments increase to keep pace with inflation. The COLA for 2026 increased benefits by 2.8%, higher than the 2.5% increase in 2025. Some argue that ...

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