Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.5%, a new estimate shows. But COLA could still get a boost if tariffs push up inflation.

At Social Security’s inception, the payroll tax was set at a rate that would cover about 92% of taxable wage earnings. Today, rising income among the rich has reduced that ratio to only about 82%.

Last year, the Social Security Trustees projected that the program’s combined trust funds could be out of money by 2035. In their most recent report, they moved that timeline up a year.

Social Security has stopped publicly reporting its processing times for benefits, the 1-800 number’s current call wait time and numerous other performance metrics, which customers and advocates ...

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Social Security also comes with a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, each year, and if you take the reduced benefits at age 62, your annual COLA will be based off this reduced amount.

Social Security turns 90 this year, and as the Social Security Trustees’ 2025 annual report makes clear, the program is on shaky ground. If policymakers fail to act before 2033, every single ...

For instance, while Social Security undergoes similar changes every year, recent surveys from T. Rowe Price and Nationwide Retirement Institute suggest changes coming in 2026 will surprise many ...

Getting as much out of Social Security isn't a luxury -- it's often a necessity. But beginning sometime this summer, select retirees can expect their Social Security checks to shrink by up to 15%.

Social Security can't run out of money, simply because it gets most of its revenue from payroll taxes. So as long as there's an active labor force, the program can continue to exist.

CNN security analyst Josh Campbell defended Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the agents who restrained Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., during his outburst at Noem's Los Angeles press event.

Iran is tapping into private security cameras in Israel to gather real-time intelligence about its adversary, exposing a recurrent problem with the devices that has emerged in other global conflicts.