On Jan. 1, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new policy memorandum—PM-602-0194: Hold and Review of USCIS Benefit Applications Filed by Aliens From Additional High-Risk ...

The VA ended automatic FBI reporting of veterans in the fiduciary program, restoring firearm rights while sparking debate ...

For decades, Social Security advisors touted sophisticated claiming strategies that promised married couples thousands of ...

Your spouse served 20 years in the military. You assumed you'd be buried together in a national cemetery when the time comes. Then a friend mentioned that her sister couldn't be buried with her ...

If you’ve been counting on old Social Security tricks to maximize your benefits, you might want to sit down before reading about these new Social Security changes. In a move that left many long-time ...

Thinking about retiring overseas and worried about survivor benefits? Learn how Social Security works for spouses living abroad, including key rules, country restrictions and the five-year residency ...

Spousal benefits have some unique rules about claiming age and eligibility. You could be eligible for up to half your spouse's Social Security benefit. Understanding how your benefits could change as ...

Dear Rusty: After 16 years of marriage, we were divorced. I have never remarried, but he has. When he starts collecting Social Security (he is 64 now and still working), is it true that I can claim ex ...

Dear Rusty: A friend of my wife told her, and she believes, she could receive a Social Security benefit based on my SS benefit that I’m currently receiving while I’m still alive. I told her she could ...

Spousal benefits are available to current spouses and some ex-spouses of qualifying workers. Claiming early can reduce your spousal benefit by up to 35%. You'll only get a spousal benefit if it's ...