Tag: Social Security
Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jacqueline Chapman is a retired school aide who relies on a $630 monthly Social…
How the government shutdown affects Social Security payments, benefits in Ohio, US
As the government shutdown nears the two-week mark, making it one of the longest shutdowns ever, several federal…
Social Security chief Frank Bisignano also named CEO of the IRS
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday tapped Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano to take on a second…
What to know as the federal government shutdown enters its fifth day
The federal government's partial shutdown entered its fifth day on Sunday, Oct. 5, after shuttering much of its operations just…
Federal shutdown possible. How will it impact Alabama workers and families?
As lawmakers clash in Washington, the consequences are poised to hit home in Alabama, where military bases, NASA…
Social Security benefits increase could be wiped out by double whammy. Impact in Georgia
The most anticipated day of the year is rapidly approaching for the more than 67 million beneficiaries who…
It’s no surprise what President Trump and the GOP are doing to Social Security
Every election season, we Democrats vow to protect Social Security and Medicare and point out how Republicans would…
Martin O’Malley defends Social Security at Iowa event, calls for Iowans’ support
Martin O'Malley, former Social Security commissioner, spoke about Social Security at the Franklin Public Library in Des Moines…
Trump wants states to feed voter info into powerful citizenship data program
People participate in a Naturalization ceremony last year at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. The Trump…
Social Security’s 90th anniversary is marked by funding threats and privatization talk
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago…
Social Security turns 90 this week. Republicans are trying to keep it from reaching 100
Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a clear mind about the value of Social Security on Aug. 14, 1935, the…
Can Florida retirees rely on it much longer?
When President Franklin Roosevelt launched Social Security at the height of the Great Depression, he wanted to reduce…