President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security bill into law on this day in history, Aug. 14, 1935, creating a federal safety net for older, unemployed and disadvantaged Americans.

Americans looking forward to starting their new lives after retirement may need to reconsider, as the latest Social Security ...

The new Social Security Commissioner would be well served by re-committing the Social Security Administration to providing timely, efficient and effective customer service.

It was 90 years ago that Congress passed the Social Security Act of 1935, which was signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a key part of his New Deal. Millions of American ...

Thanks to legislation signed by Biden last year, the Social Security Trust Fund is now set to run out of money almost a year ...

FDR started Social Security. Ninety years later, his grandson, Boston lawyer Jim Roosevelt, wants to save it. Amid the Trump administration’s cuts, the 79-year-old sees ‘a direct threat to the ...

Recent news that Social Security funds may run out for Americans in the program raises an important question: What is Social Security?

In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. This law established a federal safety net that provided benefits to retirees over 65, funded by lifetime payroll ...

Social Security is far beyond what FDR envisioned. Yes, ... Similarly, many benefited from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and yes especially high earners received a large benefit.