WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced another $9 billion in student debt relief through improvements to existing programs, a move that will affect 125,000 Americans, and which he touted as leading to economic improvement. Wednesday’s announcement focuses on three programs: one for borrowers who have worked in public service for more than a decade; […]
The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s New York civil real estate fraud case on Tuesday imposed a gag order on the former president after he disparaged a court staffer. New York State court Judge Arthur Engoron issued the order after Trump recirculated on his Truth Social site a critical social media post about Engoron’s principal […]
“In less than a year, Kevin McCarthy has proven himself to be the weakest House Speaker in modern history,” said Rep. Bill Pascrell. For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives voted to oust its own leader Tuesday after a motion by far-right Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to vacate the […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government stayed open Sunday, with funding assured through mid-November, but the political infighting among Republican lawmakers surrounding the votes to keep it operating only intensified. Conservative Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida told news talk shows that he would try this week to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the leader of the […]