Deep below the US Capitol, in a secure room meant to protect discussions of American secrets, a wave of sarcastic laughter spread among lawmakers and staff members who were assembled to receive a ...

President Trump recently proposed $2,000 tariff dividends, $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers, and 50-year mortgages ...

If your husband does predecease you, you would also be entitled to 100% of his Social Security amount. You would still be eligible for this if you divorce because you are in your 70s (you need to be ...

Financial expert Dave Ramsey has stirred discussions with his advice for retirees to claim Social Security benefits as early ...

Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren are raising questions about former Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano--who's now Social Security commissioner.

Dear Primary Breadwinner: Questions about spousal benefits are among the most frequently asked and confusing parts of Social ...

Many retirees rest easy knowing that once they qualify, their Social Security check arrives like clockwork for life. In most ...

Claiming Social Security at 62 is not always a smart idea. If those benefits will be your main or only source of retirement ...

Like many on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the ...

Budget expert Eugene Steuerle explains how Republicans’ tax cuts and Democrats’ consumption-heavy spending have drained ...

Few Americans Wait Relatively few Americans wait for the maximum benefit anyway. According to a 2024 study by the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, 29% of Social Security ...

Here's how much could be available and why Congress and the Supreme Court could stand in the way of President Trump's ...