A Worcester County woman is charged after authorities say she stole more than $41,000 in Social Security benefits and ...

In an interview last week, Elon Musk promoted debunked theories about Social Security while describing federal benefit ...

Current and former employees, both Republican and Democratic, are raising alarms about the damage cost-cutting efforts could ...

The Social Security Administration pushed back on claims by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk that it was paying benefits ...

Although federal officials have long recognized improper spending as a problem, it is not the main reason for the program’s ...

Social Security has taken center stage after President Donald J. Trump told the nation it’s a system that has “shocking ...

The Trump administration is making changes to Social Security that will affect beneficiaries. Here's what you need to know.

As Trump and Musk target Social Security, the administration says it will cut off whole checks to seniors who receive an ...

Whether you're a senior on Social Security or a worker paying into the program, the thought of rampant benefit fraud is a ...

DOGE is sifting through Social Security payments in an anti-fraud effort that has some worried the administration could deny ...

The two maintain that they won’t attack the program, but their repeated claims of rampant fraud serve a strategic purpose.

Musk referred to a report from the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan auditing arm of Congress that examines federal spending. In 2024, the office estimated there are $233 billion to $521 ...