EXCLUSIVE — A bipartisan group of senators is introducing a bill to boost transparency for those taking out federal student loans. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ashley Moody (R-FL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) unveiled the Student Transparency for Understanding Decisions in Education Net Terms, or STUDENT, Act […]
Nepal’s “Gen Z” protesters endorsed a military curfew after deadly riots sent the country into chaos. The small Himalayan nation was rocked by its deadliest violence in decades after a protest against a law banning several social media sites spiraled into violent riots expressing anger against government corruption and nepotism. Protesters stormed and burned down […]
A federal judge on Wednesday declined to consider Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) request to remove National Guard troops from Los Angeles. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer indefinitely paused the state’s request for a preliminary injunction blocking hundreds of military troops from patrolling the city’s streets due to questions about whether he holds the authority to […]
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said he was unaware of “the sequence” of events leading up to Israel’s missile strike on Qatar. Israel launched missiles at Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, saying Hamas leadership was present in the city at the time. It remains unclear which members were targeted or whether they were killed in […]
Barron Trump is living at the White House for his second year of college as he continues his studies at New York University. President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron, 19, spent his freshman year living in Trump Tower in New York City but will spend his second year in the White House, according to a […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris blames former President Joe Biden’s catastrophic debate performance last year on his travel schedule from earlier that month, echoing talking points that his allies pushed unsuccessfully in the aftermath of his career-ending performance. However, Biden’s schedule and the White House’s own statements in the debate’s immediate aftermath contradict Harris’s claim. […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Tuesday made attacking the Trump administration a running theme of his 2025 State of the State address, reviewing California’s record this year. In a written address, Newsom highlighted his administration’s response to affordability, housing, homelessness and the deadly Los Angeles fires. He argued that California has “built an economic foundation […]
North Carolina Republican officials on Wednesday announced a vigil in honor of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, who died last month in an unprovoked stabbing on Charlotte’s transit system. The vigil will be held at the East/West Boulevard light rail station in Charlotte at 8 p.m. on Sept. 22 to mark 30 days after Zarutska’s death. “I […]
A federal appeals court panel reinstated Shira Perlmutter as the register of copyrights on Wednesday as she fights a legal battle over her firing from the position by President Donald Trump in May. The 2-1 ruling by the panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that Perlmutter was […]
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers announced on Tuesday that they will visit China for the first time since 2019. The U.S. congressional delegation to China is organized by Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), according to NBC News, which first reported the trip. Smith is the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. Rep. Mike […]
