March 5, 2021 Virginia man accused of shooting guard at Social Security building dies A man who officials said was equipped with hundreds of rounds of ammunition when he exchanged gunfire with a security guard at a Virginia Social Security building died Wednesday at a local hospital, officials said.
August 18, 2020 USPS woes could affect people still receiving Social Security checks U.S. Postal Service complications could affect some people who still receive Social Security checks by mail.
August 10, 2020 Trump weighs permanent payroll tax deferral, says it won't impact Social Security Defenders of Social Security were quick to criticize Trump for suspending the taxes, suggesting it was part of a broader initiative to gut the social program.
July 27, 2020 Competing claims over bill to address looming Social Security, Medicare insolvency in GOP coronavirus package Democrats opposed to cuts in the programs cried foul over the bill while think tanks supporting it said those claims were inaccurate
July 16, 2020 Atlanta couple arrested on charges of laundering $400G in Social Security phone scam The Office of the Inspector General and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of a married couple on Thursday, who stand accused of laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars for foreign fraudsters.
April 22, 2020 Medicare, Social Security in dire straits even before pandemic, new report shows Annual reports released Wednesday revealed that the funds for both Social Security and Medicare are being swiftly depleted, and even before the coronavirus pandemic it had become evident that Medicare would be completely insolvent in just six years.
January 18, 2020 Biden, Sanders trade fire over Social Security A simmering feud between 2020 rivals Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Vice President Joe Biden over Sanders accusations that Biden had long advocated cutting Social Security broke out into a verbal fist fight on Saturday, as Biden called a Sanders campaign video “a lie” and “a doctored tape” and the Sanders campaign accusing Biden of “trying to doctor his own public record.”
November 25, 2019 Buttigieg proposes long-term care benefits for older Americans, protecting Social Security 'forever' Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Monday rolled out a plan to “promote dignity and security in retirement” through additional regular payments to older Americans, along with imposing a payroll tax on the wealthiest Americans to “protect Social Security forever.”
November 6, 2019 California DMV data breach left drivers' Social Security numbers exposed: report Thousands of California drivers had their Social Security numbers exposed in a data breach that gave federal agencies unauthorized access, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced Tuesday, according to a report.
April 23, 2019 Charles Hurt calls Medicare, Social Security a 'slow-rolling catastrophe' While appearing on "Special Report" on Tuesday, ӣƵ contributor Charles Hurt said that the financial situation of U.S. entitlements was a "slow-rolling catastrophe."