The U.S. has a uniquely strong economy that gives it the ability to recover from its debt, Elmendorf said. A true crisis ...

The Trump administration is exploring ways to reduce costs and extend the lifespan of Social Security benefits. Here are some of their ideas.

David Williams, president of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, a non-partisan, nonprofit that looks out for the use of ...

As seniors face rising prices for shelter and medical services, their annual benefit boosts aren't keeping up.

A coalition of Democratic senators announced plans to introduce legislation aimed at providing additional financial support for older Americans and veterans struggling with inflati ...

One of the recent suggestions is from the Center for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a nonpartisan policy analysis and research group. It has proposed that the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, ...

Republican tax cuts and immigration crackdowns have deepened Social Security’s crisis. How to fix it without punishing working Americans.

Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

The government shutdown is only becoming harder for Americans to bear. But Republicans and Democrats still have yet to strike a funding deal.

Senators Ron Wyden, Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren want to know how Frank Bisignano can simultaneously run the IRS and ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced the Fed is cutting the overnight lending rate by a quarter of a point, bringing the ...