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“Social Security is among the most successful federal programs in modern U.S. history,” Deborah Carr of Boston University, Leping Wang of Vanderbilt, and Pamela J. Smock of the University of Michigan ...

Social Security provides benefits not only to retired workers but also to spouses who have not contributed to the program. Spouses are one of the many beneficiaries of Social Security, and even ...

Social Security is a federal program that provides retirement income and disability benefits. Social Security is funded by payroll taxes and is one of the largest areas of U.S. federal spending.

After this year’s staffing cuts, some people wait for hours, others sail through. But overburdened field office workers carry the weight. By Tara Siegel Bernard When Rebekah Walker noticed she was ...

A 38-year-old mom is second-guessing her future with her fiancé after he suggested using her teenage son's Social Security survivor benefits to help cover the rent on a new home they plan to move into ...

Russell Vought is using the White House budget office to lay waste to the federal bureaucracy—firing workers, decimating ...

The federal government has shut down as congressional lawmakers remain at odds over funding the government beyond September 30. Although Republicans control Capitol Hill and the White House, they need ...

Sandra Paiz lets out a gasp and her eyes pool with tears. She puts a hand to her mouth in shock and with the other picks up a ...