The standard advice is to hold off, but most retirees claim the benefit as soon as they can, at age 62. Here’s what to know ...

Social Security is a major source of income for 74.5M Americans. How far does your check go? See averages by age and gender, ...

One of Russell Vought’s top regulatory policies upon taking the helm at OMB this year was, according to a former Trump ...

A new proposal would cap annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustments for top earnings beneficiaries, potentially ...

Explore the Social Security benefit amounts you can receive at various retirement ages and whether the monthly amount or the lifetime amount matters more to you.

For instance, the Q3 CPI-W average for 2025 was 2.76% higher than 2024, which is how we ended up with the 2.8% COLA. It's ...

Almost a year ago, I wrote a CounterPunch article on how the social security cost of living increase was eroded by higher charges for Medicare coverage.

The economic situation in the country has changed in recent years, making states that were already more expensive to live in ...

“In addition to Truce, Tru and Truett were among the list of fast rising baby names between 2023 and 2024. True, Truth, and ...

Medicare will not literally erase Social Security checks in 2026, but rising premiums and cost-sharing can effectively absorb ...

Town Planners, who should appropriately be called Land Use Planners (LUP) to reflect their role to in both rural and urban ...

Conversations between the leaders of the criminal network, accused of arms trafficking, fuel theft, and other crimes, reveal ...