Many retirees ask the same question during tax season: Will my Social Security be taxed in 2025? The answer depends on your total income and how you file your return. The IRS still uses outdated ...

Most Americans will spend the full year paying Social Security payroll taxes, and many are bracing for another year of chipping away at their paychecks to fund Social Security. But for ...

Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people ...

Correction: According to the Social Security website, if you aren’t applying for benefits or changing out direct deposit information, you don’t need to contact Social Security to verify your ...

Elon Musk ’s government efficiency team now faces a longer prohibition against wholesale access to sensitive personal information from the Social Security Administration, which administers retirement ...

Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, on Friday, March 14, 2025, before a hearing regarding the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Social Security data. (AP ...

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A federal judge on Thursday imposed new restrictions on billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, limiting its access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on ...

HEY, HEY. HO HO. ELON HAS GOT TO GO. PROTESTS OUTSIDE A FEDERAL COURT TUESDAY AHEAD OF A HEARING ON A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION TO PREVENT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, OR DOGE, FROM ACCESSING ...

Some Social Security beneficiaries will be getting higher benefit payments this month as a recently-passed law kicks in for public sector workers whose benefits had been reduced in the past.

"This is a significant relief for the millions of people who depend on the Social Security Administration to safeguard their most personal and sensitive information," Skye Perryman, president of ...

Social Security is a major source of income for nearly 73 million Americans — but how far does the average check actually go? Here’s a breakdown of average Social Security benefits by age and ...