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The Treasury Department has named Frank Bisignano as chief executive of the Internal Revenue Service, where he will manage day-to-day operations while also remaining commissioner of the Social ...

Inside the red brick walls of the La Vista Correctional Facility in Pueblo, Colorado, Tina Peters has grown impatient. The former Republican clerk of Mesa County, Peters is one year into a nine-year ...

Social Security employees were crying in the office under the Department of Government Efficiency’s leadership, according to a former chief executive at the SSA. Charles Borges worked as the chief ...

A crop of progressive-minded veteran congressional candidates say they are aiming to break from the mold of military service ...

More than 70 million Americans rely on Social Security benefits each month, underscoring the scale and impact of these scams.

Social Security retirees are getting a big benefits bump soon. The Social Security Administration recently announced a ...

Social Security announced the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026, but there's another number you need to focus on.

All Social Security payments are now digital. You could lose up to 50% of your future Social Security checks if you're overpaid. The new senior deduction may provide some short-term relief from ...

Oct. 24 (UPI) --The Social Security Administration says it will issue a cost-of-living adjustment for the next year for millions of Americans who rely on the social safety net. On Friday, the SSA ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security cost-of-living increase will go up by 2.8% in 2026, which translates to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month, agency officials said ...