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Social Security

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2 DOGE staffers may have violated Hatch Act: DOJ

  • Jan 20
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Social Security recipients get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026

  • Oct 24, 2025
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Social Security cost-of-living increase announcement delayed

  • Oct 15, 2025
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DOGE uploaded Social Security numbers to server: whistleblower

  • Aug 27, 2025

Why Social Security may be more threatened than ever

  • Aug 15, 2025

Social Security says it will no longer send paper checks

  • Aug 4, 2025

Aflac says cyberattack breach could expose personal data of customers

  • Jun 20, 2025

Social Security predicted to run dry in 2034 if Congress doesn't act

  • Jun 19, 2025

Latest Videos

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65-year-old says he was beaten and robbed of social security check

  • Jun 5, 2024
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People wait outside social security offices in near-record heat

  • Jun 16, 2022
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People wait outside social security offices in near-record heat

  • Jun 13, 2022
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Protect your identity during the holidays

  • Nov 13, 2020
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Katy ISD staff info, including Social Security numbers, released

  • Dec 6, 2019
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Administration tells woman she is legally deceased

  • Nov 9, 2019
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Social Security Administration releases list of 2018's top baby names

  • May 11, 2019
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Wanted man has social security tattoo on forehead

  • Jan 9, 2018

Latest Stories

SCOTUS gives DOGE access to Social Security data

The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Friday granted DOGE the ability to access sensitive data inside the Social Security Administration.

  • Jun 7, 2025

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

A federal judge has imposed new restrictions on the Department of Government Efficiency's access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans.

  • Apr 18, 2025

Judge blasts Social Security fraud 'fishing expedition' by Elon Musk's DOGE

The judge's order blocks the agency from granting DOGE access to systems containing personally identifiable information.

  • Mar 21, 2025
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Musk misreads Social Security data, millions of dead people not getting benefits, experts say

President Trump and Elon Musk, in their hunt for "fraud, waste and abuse" in the federal government, are falsely implying millions of dead Americans are receiving Social Security benefits, experts told ABC News.

  • Feb 20, 2025

Top Social Security Administration official steps down after clash with DOGE, sources say

The top official at the Social Security Administration stepped down after a clash with DOGE employees over access to sensitive personal records, two sources told ABC News.

  • Feb 18, 2025