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Trump's big beautiful bill gets crucial vote to move on. What to know about reconciliation bill details: no tax on tips, overtime or Social Security.
President Trump promised several tax cuts on the campaign trail, and one of them was the elimination of federal income taxes on Social Security benefits. However, the president's new tax proposal shows a different break for seniors,
Starting next month, certain Social Security beneficiaries face up to 15% garnishment of their payments. Here's why.
Additionally, President Trump last month pushed Congress to approve a "big, beautiful" tax and spending bill that fulfills several other campaign promises. "In the coming weeks and months, we will pass the largest tax cuts in American history — and that will include no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, and no tax on overtime," he said.
A foundational change to Social Security presented by President Trump would fundamentally weaken the program's financial outlook
Starting in June, some Social Security recipients will face 15% benefit cuts due to unpaid loans. Learn who’s affected and why.
The agency currently has a backlog of approximately 575,000 applications thanks to a prior policy involved in the application process.
Former President Donald Trump is considering changes to the Social Security program, sparking interest and speculation. Among the proposals is eliminating taxes on Social Security checks for retirees,
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Benzinga on MSNTrump's SSA Head Frank Bisignano Granted Tax Break On $484M Stock Sale As He Takes Over Struggling Agency Facing Cuts And ScrutinyRecent ethics filings indicate that Frank Bisignano, confirmed as head of the Social Security Administration (SSA), has been granted a major tax deferral on hundreds of millions in stock holdings.
A group of House Republicans is warning new Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano against making more staffing cuts or shutting local offices at an agency that is seeing increasing customer service wait times.
If Trump really wants to prevent massive cuts in benefits for the seniors who need Social Security most, he needs to push Congress to act now before it's too late. If he and his successors fail to act, cuts will go into effect automatically and indiscriminately. That's going to upset a lot of voters.
Lois Frankel's virtual town hall meeting details Democrats' resistance to Trump agenda with urgings for voters to keep up the fight.