• Fixing student debt in the US will take more than White House forgiveness

    Pres. Biden forgave billions of dollars in student aid, but that will only help struggling American young people if college costs also com down.

  • Student debt is bad, student debt bailouts are worse

    Student debt, a new Gallup report shows, is making it harder for young people to reach key life milestones. According to a Gallup survey of over 14,000 adults, over 70% of people say student debt has “delayed major life events” including moving out of their parents’ home, getting married, and having a child. Strikingly, there […]

  • Opportunity to cancel your federal student loan debt

    A key deadline is approaching fast for a student loan cancellation opportunity.

  • At White House correspondents' dinner, Biden takes Trump to task

    WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden poked fun at himself but took sharp aim at his election rival Donald Trump Saturday at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, as protesters outside demonstrated against the conflict in Gaza. A long list of VIP guests, including journalists and celebrities from Chris Pine to Molly Ringwald, arrived in black-tie attire as more than 100 protesters confronted attendees in front of the Washington Hilton hotel chanting "shame on you" and other...

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    Take-Two Announces Layoffs While Canceling Multiple In-Development Projects

    GTA 6 publisher Take-Two Interactive announced today that it is laying off 5 percent of its workforce, or more than 500 employees, despite earlier claims that it had "no current plans" for additional layoffs.

  • White House gives cautious nod to Ukraine, Israel bills

    The White House said Tuesday that separate aid bills set for a vote in the US House this week appear to meet the long-delayed military needs of Ukraine and Israel.But US President Joe Biden needs to study the proposals by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson more closely before making a final decision, it added.Johnson said Monday that his Republican-controlled chamber would vote this week on the bills after after stalling for months over pressure from his party's right-wing. Whether Johnson...

  • White House takes hands-off approach to campus pro-Palestinian protests

    The White House is mostly staying out of the debate over the pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses that have been criticized as antisemitic, despite calls for action from both sides. “It is up to their leadership, university leadership, and colleges, to make that decision,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during Monday’s news briefing. […]

  • Student loan borrowers face Tuesday deadline for debt cancelation program

    To be eligible, borrowers with any of four types of federally managed loans must consolidate them by April 30.

  • Biden's student debt cancellation could cost taxpayers $1.4 trillion

    (The Center Square) – President Joe Biden's plans to cancel student debt for some borrowers could cost taxpayers up to $1.4 trillion, depending on how the plans are implemented, a new report estimates. The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated all Biden's recent debt cancellation efforts would cost a combined $870 billion to $1.4 trillion. "That’s more than all federal spending on higher education over the nation’s entire history,"...

  • White House to announce new sanctions on Iran following Israel airstrike

    White House will be imposing new sanctions on Iran, targeting Tehran’s missile and drone program, following the country’s “unprecedented” air attack on Israel, White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan announced on Tuesday. The new sanctions, set to take into effect “in the coming days,” will penalize Tehran for its attack on Israel over the

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    White House Correspondents’ Dinner gives Biden a chance to flex his funny bone

    President Joe Biden on Saturday night will attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, giving the president a stage and primetime slot to needle the media and his rival former President Donald Trump. Biden will speak to a crowd of nearly 3,000 journalists, celebrities and politicians, continuing a tradition dating back to Calvin Coolidge of presidents addressing the dinner at least once during their term. Trump did not attend the dinner as president, but had previously been a guest as a...

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    Ex-Nixon White House counsel on what Trump would likely have to address if he takes the stand

    Ex-Nixon White House counsel John Dean explains why he’s doubtful Donald Trump will testify in the ongoing hush money criminal trial and which topics he thinks could surface if the former president does take the stand.