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Stevens Proposes Lowering Full Social Security Retirement Age to 60 for Physical Workers

The proposal aims to ease retirement for manual workers who cannot work into their 60s.

Voters Press Senate Candidates for Plans as Social Security Faces a Projected 22% Cut in 2032

Second Round of August Social Security Payments Sent as Agency Moves Away From Paper Checks

Senators Push PROMISE Act to Force 50-Year Social Security Fix

Social Security Set to Hit Trust-Reserve Shortfall in 2032 as Senators Clash Over Fast-Track Fix

Flat‑Rate COLA Could Cut Social Security’s 75‑Year Shortfall by Roughly Half

AARP Opposes Plan to Fast-Track Social Security Fix Through Advisory Board

Senators Seek Fast-Track Vote to Force Social Security Solvency Plan

Germany’s State‑Backed Retirement Depot Faces Risk of Missing 2027 Start

Senate Nears First-Turn Vote on Special Pensions for Community Health Agents

Cassidy Proposes Investment Fund to Shore Up Social Security

Government Aligns Housing Benefit With Universal Credit to Stop Work Penalties

Trustees Say Social Security Faces Trust‑Fund Exhaustion in Late 2032; Senators Propose Lifting Payroll‑Tax Cap

May Inflation Lifts Private Forecasts for 2027 Social Security COLA

House Republican Appears to Fake Phone Call to Dodge Question on Johnson’s Entitlement Remarks

INSS Reactivates Cooperation Pact With Contag, Prompting Immediate Legal Challenges

Congress Pushes To Raise MEI Revenue Ceiling While Government Weighs Phased Fixes

Spain Expands Flexible Retirement to Include Self‑Employed Workers

Think Tank Proposes $100,000 Cap on Top Social Security Benefits

Congress Weighs Repeal of Social Security Earnings Test as 2026 Limits Squeeze Workers