The White House and Department of Education announced that another $7.4 billion in federal student loans owed by 277,000 borrowers will not have to be repaid, bringing the total to $153 billion in forgiven student loans announced since last summer. “Thanks to all the actions taken by the Biden administration, nearly 4.3 million borrowers have […]
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) blasted his Republican colleagues during a House Rules Committee meeting on Thursday. The committee met to discuss four pieces of legislation at a pivotal time for House Republicans. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has threatened to file a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). “This is the most ineffective, incompetent […]
The United States and Russia are holding talks regarding the possible exchange of prisoners, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday. The two nations are using a confidential channel to discuss swapping prisoners, notably Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, per Russian state agency TASS. Gershokovich has been in Russian captivity for a little over one […]
The House Rules Committee advanced a modified version of a key federal surveillance extension, increasing pressure on Republicans to forgo their recent infighting and pass the legislation ahead of its scheduled expiration next week. The committee advanced a new proposal to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act during a late-night meeting on […]
Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) attempted to celebrate President Joe Biden’s recent student loan forgiveness plan in an online video. The pair stood outside the Capitol in a video posted to X on Thursday, discussing Biden’s idea to waive accrued and capitalized interest for over 30 million borrowers for the price of […]
The 118th Congress is drawing bipartisan jeers for its lack of legislative accomplishments. House Democrats, in the minority by a slim margin, routinely pan Republicans for their inability to pass routine government spending bills, aid to Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia, and a range of other proposals. That’s not particularly surprising since it’s […]
President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign efforts at expanding the 2024 election playing field begin with the rolling hills of North Carolina. The state has been just out of grasp for Democrats since the anomaly of 2008, when Barack Obama clinched victory by less than half a percentage point in his White House win over GOP […]
More than six decades after Norgestrel was patented, the progestin-only birth control pill has debuted on drug store shelves and online as Opill. It’s the first oral contraceptive in the country granted nationwide over-the-counter status by the Food and Drug Administration. Already, retailers such as Amazon, Target, CVS, and Walmart have listed a three-month supply […]
There’s a long history of American presidents pressuring Israel to wind down wars earlier than planned. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully threatened Israel, along with allies Great Britain and France, to back off the Suez Canal. In 2006, President George W. Bush‘s administration told Israel in no certain terms to wind down its […]
BELLINGHAM, Washington — Rather than allowing party-specific primaries, Washington state has one general statewide primary in August. The top two finishers of every race, regardless of party, are placed on the ballot in November. The hopefuls that political handicappers are expecting in the general election for governor are Democratic state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and […]
