Map: Where Biden's student loan forgiveness could have the most impact
The Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments in two cases challenging Biden's student loan forgiveness program.
The Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments in two cases challenging Biden's student loan forgiveness program.
Senate Republicans nervous about former President Trump’s lead in presidential primary polls are impatiently awaiting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to jump into the race. GOP lawmakers don’t expect DeSantis to make his move until after the Florida legislative session ends in early May, but the waiting game is playing on nerves, with some thinking...
Republican and Democratic lawmakers on the newly formed China committee tasked with charting a new approach to U.S.-China relations are pushing to rise above partisan battles over which party is strong enough to confront the threat posed by Beijing. It’s a goal made more complicated by rising anti-Asian attacks in the U.S., a Chinese spy balloon that...
As arid Arizona scrambles to quench the thirst of a rapidly expanding population, officials are eying the Sonoran seaside in Mexico as a potential wellspring for future demand. But whether the Mexican state and federal governments would be on board with the arrangement — and the hefty infrastructure such a project would require — remains to...
Nuclear inspectors in Iran have reportedly discovered uranium in the country that has been enriched to 84 percent purity — just below the level needed to develop nuclear weapons, reports found. Bloomberg first reported that The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is investigating how Iran managed to enrich uranium to 84 percent, which the report says...
Michigan State University will return for the semester on Monday, a week after a shooting that left three dead and five injured, officials announced during a Sunday press briefing. "No one thinks that we’re coming back to a normal week," said interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko. "In fact, this semester is not going to be normal."...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suggested in a new interview that some federal agencies should be moved out of Washington, D.C. to counter the "accumulation of power" in the nation's capital. "Too much power has accumulated in D.C. and the result is a detached administrative state that rules over us and imposes its will on...
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a new interview that he will not be pushed out of his position amid efforts from some House Republicans to impeach him. "They will not force me out," he told CNN's Chris Wallace on Sunday's episode of "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace." Many House Republicans have repeatedly called...
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote to Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw on Sunday urging the company to support higher rail safety standards amid growing concerns about the environmental consequences of its train derailment in northeastern Ohio. “I am writing to emphasize the urgent need for Norfolk Southern to demonstrate unequivocal support for the people of...
The immigration fiasco on the southern border is not the only ongoing U.S. crisis involving an exodus of Spanish speakers. Since 2006, Puerto Rico has endured an economic and fiscal collapse that has seen nearly a million people emigrate to the mainland United States, which is now the home to more Puerto Ricans than the...
It's more than just bragging on the line this weekend in Utah.
Democrats are bracing for a fractious race to fill the seat of retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), with high-profile party members pitted against one another along battle lines formed by both identity and ideology. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has already drawn the support of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the race, while Rep. Katie...
More than 300,000 Starbucks vanilla Frappuccino drinks have been recalled due to glass being found in some bottles, according to a notice from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to an FDA notice, more than 25,000 cases of the 13.7-ounce glasses of the Frappuccino drinks were recalled, with 12 bottles per case. The agency...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said he has "no concerns" about the testimony he gave to a Georgia grand jury after it suggested last week that one of the individuals it spoke with may have committed perjury. Graham told Martha Raddatz on ABC's "This Week" that he had "no concerns about [his] testimony," and largely agreed...
A Florida substitute teacher has reportedly been fired for posting a video of empty bookshelves in a middle school library, a video that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called a "fake narrative" earlier this week. Brian Covey, who was a substitute teacher at Mandarin Middle School in Duval County, posted a video on Jan. 27...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is set to launch a “verified” subscription service for users of the two popular social media platforms. Subscriptions will be $11.99 a month for users who subscribed through a web browser and $14.99 a month for users who subscribed through Apple Inc’s iOS system, Meta Founder and...
The Michigan GOP on Saturday picked controversial election denier Kristinia Karamo to chair the party in the key battleground state heading into the 2024 election, according to reports. Karamo beat out 10 other candidates to take the chair, besting fellow frontrunner and former attorney general Matthew DePerno by 16 points in the third round of...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) is setting himself up as the liberal answer to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), advancing progressive policies across a range of culture war issues, including abortion, gun rights and, in particular, education. In his State of the State address on Wednesday, Pritzker proposed massive increases to Illinois’s education budget while...
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Sunday said he knew conservative leaders who would privately agree the 2020 election wasn’t stolen but publicly say otherwise. Hogan made the comments on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” responding to a question about a new court filing in Dominion Voting Systems’s lawsuit against Fox News that says the...