EconomyCommentary
Time to Leave the Social Security Plantation
To repeat what Americans have heard a lot recently, our Social Security system is in very bad shape. Per the most recent report, in 2025,… Read More
EconomyNews
Minnesota at Center of SNAP Fraud as Loophole Draws Federal Scrutiny
For the first time in more than a year, participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has dipped below 40 million people. Yet fraud… Read More
LawNews
EXCLUSIVE: Social Security Penalty Could Be Eliminated Under Rick Scott’s New Bill
A Senate Republican aims to “keep” the “aging community out of poverty” by introducing legislation on Wednesday that would allow Social Security recipients to be… Read More
PoliticsNews
Bisignano Meeting the Urgency of Now in Running the Social Security Administration
WOODLAWN, Maryland—There is a pattern in the Trump administration that if you are very good at the first job you are appointed to, you are… Read More
EconomyNews
88% of Seniors Won’t Pay Taxes on Social Security If One Big, Beautiful Bill Passes, Analysis Finds
More than 51 million seniors would pay no taxes on Social Security income under the proposed “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” according to a new report… Read More
Social Security Trustees’ Report Delivers Bad News for Americans Young and Old
Social Security turns 90 this year, and as the Social Security Trustees’ 2025 annual report makes clear, the program is on shaky ground. If policymakers… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Upgrades Social Security Telephone Services
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Under President Donald Trump, the Social Security Administration is upgrading its telephone services using a modern telephone platform available at all… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Trump’s Migrant Hunt Digs Into the IRS and Social Security
Against fierce resistance, the Trump administration is enlisting the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration in its crackdown on illegal immigration. On April… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The High Cost of Big Government—A Heist on Taxpayers
$521 billion. That’s the estimate the federal government itself put forward of annual fraud levels. That’s enough money to rebuild every crumbling bridge and school… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Unveils Digital Social Security Card Access
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration is introducing digital access to Social Security numbers, refuting the left-wing media narrative that the president is cutting… Read More
PoliticsNews
Fact-Checking 3 Biden Claims From First Post-Presidential Speech
In his return to the spotlight, former President Joe Biden made unusual claims about both Social Security and race when speaking Tuesday in Chicago. Biden’s… Read More
PoliticsNews
In Speech, Biden Claims Trump Is Out to Gut Social Security
In his first major public appearance since departing the White House, former President Joe Biden, without evidence, accused the Trump administration of trying to deprive… Read More
PoliticsNews
White House Prepares to Go After Noncitizens Who Defraud Entitlement Programs
THE CENTER SQUARE—The White House announced Tuesday plans to help protect Social Security benefits from noncitizens and ramp up anti-fraud efforts. White House press secretary… Read More
SecurityNews
DOGE Shocker: Biden Gave Terrorists Social Security Numbers and Welfare Benefits
The Center Square—The Biden administration not only released a record number of known or suspected terrorists into the U.S. but also gave them Social Security… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Cut the Bureaucracy, Save Social Security
Millions of Americans know the frustration of dealing with the Social Security Administration—endless hold music on the phone, months of waiting for a simple benefit… Read More
LawNews
Elon Musk’s ‘Mind-Blowing’ Chart Shows How Many Noncitizens Have Social Security Numbers
Elon Musk revealed a “mind-blowing chart” Sunday claiming millions of noncitizens are receiving Social Security numbers from the U.S. government. At a town hall meeting… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Will the Baby Boomers Make America Go Bust?
In 1998, former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw published a bestselling book about Americans who came of age during the Great Depression and World… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
SENIORS BACK DOGE: Conservative Alternative to AARP Members Embrace Cutting Waste and Abuse
Democrats warn that the Department of Government Efficiency may threaten seniors’ benefits, but members of the conservative alternative to AARP express great confidence in DOGE… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Puts Anti-Fraud Expert in Charge of Social Security After Acting Chief Quits in DOGE Clash
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump appointed a fraud detection expert to lead the Social Security Administration after its acting commissioner reportedly resigned following a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Elon Musk Should Take on Social Security
If I say that Elon Musk is the smartest, boldest, most creative entrepreneur in the world, I don’t think I will get pushback. President Donald… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Make a Resolution to Fix Social Security
In the dreamlike days between Christmas and the regular work week’s return in the new year, it’s easy to believe all things are possible. Indulge… Read More
LawCommentary
A Government ‘Shutdown’ Isn’t Really a Shutdown. Here Are the Facts.
The current battle in Congress over the continuing resolution to fund the government is a fight worth having to stop the bloated spending of the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Proposed Bill Risks $196B Hit to Social Security, Accelerating Insolvency
Lame ducks never make for good policy. Having passed a lame-duck vote in the House, HR 82, the so-called Social Security Fairness Act of 2023… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Young, Black, Hispanic Americans Would Opt Out of Social Security Even If It Weren’t Broken
I pull the following directly from the summary of the 2024 annual reports of the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees: The Old-Age and… Read More
Trump Wants to Abolish a Tax That Costs Americans $2.4T a Year
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. It’s official: Donald Trump wants to abolish the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Social Security’s Financial Time Bomb Is Ticking. Why Doesn’t Congress Hear It?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Social Security is almost out of money. They… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Debunking the Worst Gun Control ‘Hot Takes’ After Second Trump Assassination Attempt
Donald Trump by all accounts survived another assassination attempt earlier this month when Secret Service agents engaged a rifle-wielding man lying in wait in bushes… Read More
PoliticsNews
Harris Campaign Admits to Misleading Voters on Trump, Project 2025
A campaign official for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris acknowledged Wednesday that the vice president is deliberately misleading voters about Project 2025. CNN first reported… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Fix Social Security With Ownership, Not More Government
The trustees for Social Security have just issued their annual report. And, as we have learned annually over recent years, the system cannot meet its… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Someone’s Going to Have to Pay a Lot for Your Social Security
In just nine years, the oldest Gen Xers will reach Social Security’s normal retirement age of 67. But they will have a rude awakening when… Read More
