From changes to the Social Security Administration workflow to what happens to benefits during a government shutdown, here is what you need to know about Social Security for February.

A partial shutdown affecting much of the federal government began Saturday, but it is unlikely to last long. The shutdown is ...

Nonprofits urge the U.S. government to suspend Grok in federal agencies after the xAI chatbot generated thousands of ...

A group of Democrats in Congress has introduced the Social Security Expansion Act. If passed, the bill would: Expand benefits ...

Most people who receive Social Security retirement benefits will see their monthly payments in February 2026 as usual — with checks and direct deposits distributed according to the Social Security ...

Social Security claiming is not one-size-fits-all. Learn how couples, cash flow, health, and survivor benefits determine the right filing age for you.

A partial government shutdown is still in effect, even after the Senate approved a plan to fund the government after hours of ...

The funding lapse began at midnight US eastern time (05:00 GMT), hours after senators agreed to a stopgap measure to fund most federal agencies through September. The bill, however, provides only two ...

Funding for 78% of the federal government will lapse midnight Saturday despite a deal struck between Senate Democrats and the ...

Provisions would give the agency an additional $50 million for customer service through fiscal year 2026, which ends Sept. 30 ...

Forty-one of the 51-member New York City Council signed a letter urging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Brooklyn ...

It’s dismaying,” one longtime anti-fraud expert told Nextgov/FCW of how the administration is using fraud as rationale but ...