Tara Siegel Bernard

Current and former employees, both Republican and Democratic, are raising alarms about the damage cost-cutting efforts could do to the agency’s ability to serve the…

The victims pulled money out of their retirement accounts. The withdrawals had inflated their taxable income, even though the funds quickly disappeared.

The agency is also restructuring and closing six of 10 regional offices that coordinate and provide support to employees who serve beneficiaries.

The Education Department has pulled down all applications for borrowers seeking to enroll in income-driven repayment programs. Here’s what to know.

How to avoid delays, check the status of refunds and contact the Internal Revenue Service with problems.

Undocumented workers often pay taxes that help fund programs like Social Security — even if they can’t collect from them in the future.

Readers had concerns about whether same-sex married couples and their protections would face new risks during a second Trump term.

Readers are concerned that his campaign proposals would put Social Security’s finances on thinner ice, endangering their payments.

One son couldn’t prevent his father from giving about $1 million in savings to con artists, including one posing as a female wrestling star. The…

President Biden’s yearlong on-ramp to help federal student loan borrowers ease back into repayment ended on Sept. 30.