How will this be funded? Simply by bleeding dry the Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid accounts — accounts that MAGA Republicans have bent over backward to abolish. Once accomplished ...

By Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge had put the order on a brief stay while challenges to the administration work their way ...

The White House rescinded a pause on all Federal grants and loans, but the short-lived action shined a light on what could ...

The White House has made it clear that Social Security and Medicare won't be affected by a proposed federal funding freeze. This freeze appeared to be off the table, after the initial OMB memo calling ...

President Donald Trump has frozen $3 trillion in federal funds until his administration completes a full spending review.

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 is the lowest since the post-Covid inflation spike. Yet retirees still ...

Medicare and Social Security benefits are not affected by President Donald Trump’s sweeping freeze on trillions of dollars of federal payments effective at 5 p.m. Jan. 28 but it remains unclear ...

However, the memo made clear that Social Security and Medicare payments would not be affected by the temporary pause on government aid. “Nothing in this memo should be construed to impact ...

The memo explicitly specifies that Social Security, Medicare and other “payments to individuals” will not be impacted by the pause. However, the memo did not mention how the pause would impact ...

INVESTOPEDIA: Earning extra income from Social Security can impact peoples’ Medicare Part B and D premiums, as those premiums are determined by yearly income. What should people know when ...

Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst, said: "The 2025 COLA will be the lowest received by Social Security beneficiaries since 2021, at the same time inflated ...