If you’re following the buzz around the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), you might be wondering how it affects your own retirement. In a nutshell, the SSFA just made more than 3 million public ...
The passage of the Social Security Fairness Act in January 2025 was a landmark victory for millions of public sector retirees, but the good news doesn't stop with higher monthly checks. A key ...
Donald Trump is still backing Pete Hegseth, despite growing scrutiny over reports that the defense secretary issued orders to ...
In an 88-page ruling, U.S. Judge Beryl Howell wrote that the Trump administration had illegally lowered the standard for ...
The new tax break on tips and overtime has been sold as a windfall for workers who stay late, pick up extra shifts, or live ...
• Shutdown over: The federal government is reopening its agencies after President Donald Trump signed the House-passed funding package last night to end the record 43-day shutdown. Before the bill to ...
The earnings-test limit is higher for people reaching full retirement age within the calendar year. In 2025, the higher limit ...
More than 2 million Social Security recipients in Michigan, and millions more nationwide, are in line to receive a cost of living adjustment, or COLA, starting in January 2026, the Social Security ...
Start planning now to avoid sticker shock this tax season. Social Security changes have been in the news so much in 2025 that it's understandable if you've lost track of them. In addition to the usual ...
Many people have their Medicare Part B premium automatically deducted from the Social Security benefits each month. Retirees received the good news in late October that those receiving average Social ...
Social Security's so-called "full retirement age" — the age when people can start collecting all of their earned benefits — is about to hit a new threshold, a change that will affect Americans born in ...
Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their November benefits this week. Here's what to know about the upcoming Social Security payments. The ...