Social Security

That'll require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency over the phone.

The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in one of its last acts for the year.

The Social Security Fairness Act will head to a final vote where it's expected to pass after decades of WEP and GPO reform discussions.

Federal prosecutors say a 75-year-old woman has admitted collecting her mother's Social Security payments for 13½ years after her mother died.U.S.…