Many states provide for direct, or pure, democracy with citizen-initiated ballot measures for new laws and/or vetoes through ...

Advocates say requiring seniors and disabled people, some of them homebound, to seek in-person help from an overburdened ...

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Beginning this weekend, Ohioans who manage their food stamps, Medicaid, or childcare benefits online will need a new ...

Social Security is undergoing big changes in 2025 under President Trump. Get live daily news, updates, tips and analysis to ...

If you're applying for SSDI, Medicare or SSI, you can complete your claim via the my Social Security account or on the phone.

Social Security ID rule changes start April 14. Find out what documents are accepted and who must verify their identity in ...

Backlash to the news that SSA was overhauling its identity verification procedures has lead to a partial rollback of its new ...

Major anti-abortion groups gathered in the nation's capital on Thursday to begin a lobbying effort with Congress and ...

In the last-minute switch, the SSA delayed DOGE-induced changes following a firestorm of nationwide complaints.

In response, the agency has since delayed implementation until Apr. 14 and altered the new in-person requirements to exclude ...

The Social Security Administration on Wednesday said that people applying for Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, ...