Former President Donald Trump criticized President Biden’s foreign policy as the world watches a war that has already claimed 2,300 lives unfold in Gaza.
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Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan’s details
The latest attempt will rest on a sweeping law known as the Higher Education Act, which gives the education secretary authority to waive student loans.
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Rollout of Biden’s new student loan repayment plan hits early snags
The Education Department says it immediately directed servicers to notify affected borrowers and put them into administrative forbearance until they were able to calculate the correct payment amount.
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President Biden’s dog Commander no longer at White House after biting incidents
Commander had been involved in a series of biting incidents, most recently on Sept. 25.
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Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas
During the Trump administration, about 450 miles of barriers were built along the southwest border between 2017 and January 2021.
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Colleges should step up diversity efforts after affirmative action ruling, Biden administration says
The Education Department issued a report Thursday promoting strategies to increase diversity in the wake of a Supreme Court decision barring colleges from considering the race of applicants in the admission process.
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House Republicans are set to make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing
The impeachment inquiry hearing is taking place as the federal government is days away from what is likely to be a damaging government shutdown.
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Maine helps lead national push for more heat pumps
A coalition of 25 governors and the Biden administration announced a pledge Thursday to quadruple the number of heat pumps in U.S. homes by 2030.
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House Republicans set first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing for Sept. 28
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the impeachment inquiry last week after facing mounting pressure from his right flank to take action against Biden or risk being ousted from his leadership job.
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Angry and frustrated, McCarthy dares far-right House colleagues to try to oust him as speaker
With a government shutdown looming, McCarthy is confronting the same stubborn problem that has driven Republicans before him from the speaker’s job: trying to lead a split Republican majority.