Before I begin today's column, which questions some of President Donald Trump's planned staff reductions at the Social ...

Social Security only pays out a month of benefits if you live the whole month - it doesn't prorate up to the date of death. So if a person dies on Feb. 28, and they got a check on March 3 that they ...

The state's reliance on Canada for trade and tourism, coupled with the president's threats to punish Maine after his public ...

President Trump and Elon Musk's aggressive cost-cutting measures are causing widespread disruption across federal agencies.

Finding the middle ground is difficult, but vitally important. Musk and Trump are absolutely right that federal spending is out of control and needs to be reined in. That needs to be done in a ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is betting that Republicans can muscle the bill through the House largely on their own. Normally, when ...

I'm Not Counting on Social Security COLAs to Carry Me Through Retirement. Here's What I'm Doing to Combat Inflation Instead.

I want to express my appreciation to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins for her support and the successful passage of the Social Security Fairness Act. The Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension ...

Names, Social Security numbers, banking information, dates of birth and health insurance and medical information ...

Since President Donald Trump has assumed office, thousands of federal workers at more than a dozen agencies lost their jobs.