The Senate approved a procedural vote Wednesday to advance a Congressional Review Act resolution that would shut down President Joe Biden's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federally held student loans for borrowers making less than $125,000.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby repeatedly declined Wednesday to refer to Russia and China as "evil regimes" despite repeated questions on the subject.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is defending the debt ceiling deal he brokered over the weekend despite pushback from members of his own conference for the bill.
Minnesota legalized recreational marijuana on Tuesday, raising concerns that teenagers' access to the drug will increase, as well as mental health problems among young adults.
A guaranteed income program in Los Angeles County will soon open applications to former foster children that will give recipients monthly payments of $1,000 for two years.
One week after Justice Elena Kagan gave an unprecedented written explanation for declining to participate in a Supreme Court case, Justice Samuel Alito declined to follow suit.
Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) said there has been an erosion of trust between him and some members of the House Republican Conference who have vocally opposed and attacked the debt ceiling bill he helped negotiate.
