On July 31, Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, the highest-ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to the Social Security Administration's Office of the Actuary (OACT) to decipher ...

The Social Security Administration is transitioning to electronic payments next week after 85 years of issuing paper checks to U.S. retirees.

The proposed legislation, known as the Claiming Age Clarity Act, was introduced earlier this month by Rep. Lloyd Smucker, a Pennsylvania Republican, and Rep. Don Beyer, a Virginia Democrat. The House ...

Members of Congress recently introduced legislation that would eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits and raise the ...

A Social Security “war room,” threats to shut the agency, worker buyouts and a restraining order — here’s a timeline of what has taken place so far this year.

Since President Trump took office, he has proposed or initiated changes to how Social Security functions. Here's a roundup.

The introduction of the Senate’s Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal unions comes as the House’s bill nears the possibility of a floor vote.

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Senate Republicans have voted to change the rules to make it easier to confirm President Trump's nominees, allowing the chamber to confirm certain nominees in groups rather than by individual vote.

The chair of the Finance Committee sent the agency a letter inquiring about allegations that it had put the confidential personal information of Americans at risk. By Nicholas Nehamas Reporting from ...

SEATTLE — A cost-cutting move by the federal government could create significant inconveniences for people who receive Social Security payments, given that starting Sept. 30, the U.S Treasury will ...