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Retirement: Social Security benefits to increase by $75 a month in 2027

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Thu Oct 15 2026

Social Security benefits to increase by $75 a month in 2027

More than 70 million Social Security recipients will get a 3.6% benefit increase in 2027. The cost-of-living adjustment is up from 2.8% in 2026.

The Social Security Administration office in Thousand Oaks, California, is pictured on April 21, 2025. A flat-rate COLA is being proposed as one way to ease Social Security's funding crisis but opponents say it would leave most beneficiaries in poverty.

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Close-up of American Social Security cards.

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Breaking: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia failed the California bar exam and does not hold a law license

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Thu Oct 15 2026

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia failed California bar exam

New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia holds her first press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 13, 2026.

Zacharia has described herself as a lawyer, but she doesn't have a law license after failing the California bar exam, according to a source.

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