Lawmakers consider increasing retirement age to save Social Security

A bipartisan group that is led by two U.S. senators — Angus King (I) and Bill Cassidy (R) — is reportedly considering a plan that would gradually raise the retirement age under the Social Security program to 70 in order to keep the trust fund solvent, according to Semafor. “This is an example of two leaders trying to find a solution to a clear and foreseeable danger,” the…