A set of 2021 comments by then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ended up undermining President Joe Biden’s efforts to implement a student loan cancellation plan. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Biden could not excuse student debt repayments through the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act) or […]
Nearly 616,000 public-sector employees have had their student loan debts forgiven since October of 2021 after President Joe Biden’s administration temporarily loosened the rules on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced that in total, $42-billion-worth of loans have been forgiven under the Biden-era PSLF rules—a total that […]
Along with his plans to grant student loan debt forgiveness to millions of borrowers, President Joe Biden is moving ahead with a plan to lower student loan repayments and stop their balances from growing because of an accumulation of unpaid interest. On Tuesday morning, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced the Biden administration’s new student […]
Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy could face challenges to his bid in becoming speaker of the House. A congressman from within his own party is speaking out. Irregularities at a ballot counting center in Nevada are fueling concerns over election security. A former gubernatorial candidate in the state joins us to discuss Nevada’s elections. Three […]
Hurricane Ian is hitting South Carolina Friday, after leaving a path of destruction in Florida. President Joe Biden says it could be among the worst in U.S. history. There’s an unexpected beneficiary of Europe’s energy crises: Chinese companies that make electric blankets. The FDA approves a new drug for ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. It could […]
A new lawsuit is trying to block President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel student debt. It’s one of the first major legal challenges. The Nord Stream pipelines have big leaks after two explosions Monday. Europe’s hopes of receiving natural gas from the pipelines have been halted. Amid rising prices, is it possible to have zero inflation […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency over the weekend, as Hurricane Ian is on a track to hit the state’s west coast as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday. President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan could cost $400 billion, according to a Congressional Budget Office report released on Sept. 26.
