Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
Personal Capital Raises $50 Million in New Funding
By Bernice NapachThis is the firm's sixth round of founding and its fourth from Canadian-based IGM Financial.
January 09, 2019
Trump Exits 'Waste of Time' Talk With Democrats: Shutdown UpdateUnless the impasse is resolved quickly, 800,000 federal workers will miss their paychecks due at the end of the week.
January 09, 2019
Bill Gates Assesses His 2018 PhilanthropyAlzheimer's research is one area he's optimistic about.
January 04, 2019
Trump, Dems Far Away From Ending ShutdownHouse Democrats ignored a Trump veto threat and passed a two-bill package to reopen all federal agencies without $5 billion for a wall on the U.S. Mexico border.
January 02, 2019
Divided Congress' First Task: Tussle With Trump Over ShutdownThe first test of the new dynamic in Washington may come Wednesday afternoon.
December 26, 2018
Shutdown Enters Fifth Day Amid Impasse Over Trump's Border WallAmong the departments without funding are Justice and Treasury; independent agencies like the SEC are also affected.
March 23, 2018
Trump Says He's Signed Spending Bill, Reversing Veto Threat'I will never sign another bill like this again,' Trump says.
March 22, 2018
Senate Passes Spending Bill; SEC Gets $1.6 BillionNotable exclusions include health insurance market stabilization measures, immigration fixes, changes to Medicare Part D drug coverage, and a national online sales tax, says Raymond James policy analyst Mills.