The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a whistleblower complaint into what it describes as a former Department of Government Efficiency worker’s ...

Spousal benefits can provide up to 50% more retirement income for married couples. There are a few basic qualifications that must be met for a spousal benefit. Even divorced spouses can qualify under ...

Letters to the SSA commissioner and OIG follow reporting that a DOGE staffer said he put Numident and Master Death File data on a thumb drive and planned to share it with his new employer.

Claiming Social Security at 67 feels like the safe choice, but waiting longer can raise your monthly check. Here's how delayed credits affect lifetime income.

The second round of March Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in six days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will ...

Turning 65 is a milestone that millions of Americans still associate with retirement - and with collecting Social Security. The reality today, though, is more nuanced than it was for previous ...

The Trump administration is using a 20-year-old report to misrepresent former President Jimmy Carter’s views on mail-in and absentee ballots as it pushes for federal legislation that would impose ...

There are timeline pressures for the administration to complete its investigations. The administration has imposed 10% tariffs on foreign-made goods under section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act, but those ...