Mike Johnson Gives Update on Social Security, Medicaid Talks With Trump
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says that President Donald Trump and Republicans will not cut Social Security, Medicaid or Medicare despite potential cuts to the programs being floated amid a budget battle in Congress.
Social Security payments start to arrive for 3 million public-sector workers, retirees
Social Security March direct payment worth $967 goes out in one day
When do Social Security payments go out in March? See the full 2025 payment schedule
CNN anchor surprised when former Social Security official laughs off questions about fraud
Former Social Security commissioner Martin O’Malley laughed at Elon Musk’s accusation that the agency was rife with fraud on Tuesday's “CNN News Central."
Elected officials oppose closure of White Plains Social Security office
A proposal to close a Social Security Administration office in White Plains is drawing ire from an array of New York elected officials, including the state attorney general, who has no legal authority over the decision but wrote a letter to the agency’s acting commissioner opposing the decision.
‘I’m very anxious right now’: Central Florida senior citizens struggle as housing, other costs outpace Social Security
Social Security has lost buying power since 2010, a national group says, and that combined with soaring housing costs puts “extreme” stress on some older residents’ budgets.
Social Security Administration Workforce To Be Cut by Half: Reports
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is under instruction to slash its staff by 50 percent, according to media reports. Newsweek reached out to the agency via online form for comment. After his 2024 presidential election victory and subsequent inauguration,
The Newly Elevated Acting Head of Social Security Covertly Helped DOGE
Some Democrats have raised concerns about Leland Dudek’s leadership of the agency.
Do you qualify for Social Security's biggest paycheck of $5,108 in 2025?
The most someone who retires in 2025 can possibly get from Social Security retirement benefits is $5,108 per month. That is more than $61,000 per year in inflation-protected income, which can certainly be more than enough for a retiree to live on.
CT man’s scheme nets $370K in Social Security, unemployment, and food stamp benefits
He applied to the Connecticut Department of Social Services for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits, claiming he “earned no income from employment.”
Liz Weston: Reconciled couple considers remarrying to maximize Social Security benefits
We have reconciled and are now back living together as a couple, but have not remarried. I’m 68, and my former spouse is 63. Neither of us is drawing Social Security, but we are now considering applying.
Donald Trump Issues Update on Social Security, Medicaid
Meanwhile, Medicaid is the largest program providing medical and health-related services to low-income individuals, and Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people a
New Social Security head boasts of firing federal employees in response to Musk email
W hen Elon Musk asked federal employees to send an email listing out five things they accomplished in the past week, most agency heads told their workers not to respond to the dir