Sudden Social Security changes can take you by surprise and affect your check for the rest of your life. Learn about WEP, GPO ...

Learn how the Social Security Fairness Act repeals WEP and GPO, triggers retroactive lump-sum payments, and raises monthly ...

As Americans plan for the year ahead, it is worth knowing about several important Social Security updates that will take effect in January 2026. These changes will influence monthly benefits, payroll ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) speaks during a rally in support of Social Security with Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) (L) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the ...

For Social Security it has been a miserable year. After President Donald Trump unleashed Elon Musk and DOGE on the Social Security Administration, the agency lost more staff in a shorter period of ...

(NEXSTAR) – The amount of a retiree’s Social Security payments is based on numerous factors, including that person’s previous earnings, the number of years they worked, and their age at retirement.

The standard advice is to hold off, but most retirees claim the benefit as soon as they can, at age 62. Here’s what to know when you’re planning the unplannable. Blair Barondes and his wife, Janet ...

A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act could provide $10 million for a body armor study. The study would involve TYR Tactical, a company owned by Peoria Mayor Jason Beck. Local ...

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Introduction – What Is American Strategy? To ensure that America remains the world’s strongest, richest, most powerful, and most successful country for decades to come, our country needs a coherent, ...

'My 40 quarters for Social Security eligibility were reached in 1983' "I could have claimed Austrian retirement on my 65th birthday in 2023, but concerns about the Windfall Elimination Provision ...

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