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Biden administration withdraws proposal to cancel student debt for millions of Americans
The DOE said part of the reason all the debt couldn't be forgiven was due to "operational challenges." The plan was to cancel student debt for about 38 million Americans.
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Biden signs budget bill to avoid government shutdown
The stopgap bill does not include a provision to suspend the debt limit that President-elect Donald Trump sought to include.
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Senate Judiciary Democrats slam Justice Thomas for alleged ethical lapses in new report
The partisan report, which focuses only on conservative justices, said that the court failed to "police" itself regarding appropriate conduct.
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Censorship-industrial complex gunning for AI, spending-bill goodies, House Republicans warn
Imagine AI version of federally conceived Election Integrity Partnership that manually vetted social media election claims, Weaponization panel report says. Continuing-resolution provisions add insult to injury for censorship targets.
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Trump border czar Tom Homan says he will need funding from Congress and beds for deportations
Homan said that he will be prepared to launch the mass deportation operation on the first day of Trump's term, but that he is still making plans. He also said he would be asking Congress for money, and that he needs more beds and ICE officers to carry out the mission.
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House rejects revised spending bill as Republicans break ranks
The final vote total was 174-235, with one Congress member voting present.
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Biden expected to make January trip to Italy the last foreign trip of his presidency
The trip is expected to take place from Jan. 9 through the 12, and includes a meeting with Pope Francis on Jan. 20.
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Senators claim 'faulty' student loan transfer led to 'millions of consumer credit reporting errors'
The senators notified the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Department of Education (DOE) of the findings in a letter, which claimed the problem appeared to stem from MOHELA's failure to notify several credit reporting agencies ahead of the transfer.
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Trump notches several court victories on eve of return to the White House as lawfare sputters out
Disqualifications of hostile prosecutors, dismissed cases, withdrawn prosecutions, and defamation damages sink the battleships of legal warfare against the once and future president.
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FAA temporarily bans drone operations in parts of New Jersey amid security concerns
"At the request of federal security partners, the FAA published 22 Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) prohibiting drone flights over critical New Jersey infrastructure," the FAA said in a statement.
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READ: House GOP releases new version of spending bill with temporary debt limit increase
The new bill, the American Relief Act 2025, does not include the cost-of-living adjustments that were in the original bipartisan version that was released on Tuesday evening.
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FEMA investigating worker who told staff to bypass homes with Trump signs: Report says
FEMA director Deanne Criswell confirmed to Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., that the agency is actively investigating the actions of supervisor Marn’i Washington.
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Pay increases for lawmakers in Congress dropped from new version of spending bill
The text of the new legislation obtained by Just the News includes a temporary increase to the debt limit that President-elect Trump had suggested.