Trump says abortion should be left up to states, despite calls for federal ban

Washington — Former President Donald Trump on Monday declined to endorse a federal abortion ban, saying that the issue should be left up to states despite encouragement from anti-abortion groups that he should back a national restriction.  The former president has sent mixed signals on the issue for months, flirting with supporting a broader abortion

Biden Announces New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan for More Than 30 Million Borrowers

The Biden administration on Monday unveiled a new student loan forgiveness plan aimed at offering relief to more than 30 million borrowers. The new plan would cancel up to $20,000 of accrued interest for every borrower regardless of income, with complete forgiveness of outstanding interest for low- and middle-income borrowers participating in an income-driven repayment

Democratic Party Gets $186 Million Boost in Effort to Take the House

House Majority PAC, a group tied to dark money organizations and Democrat megadonors, will break its own spending records on its 2024 efforts. House Majority PAC, a political action committee backing Democrats, will spend at least $186 million on federal races in 2024, according to the organization. The PAC, registered with the Federal Election Commission

Texas Refutes Claims That Millions of Illegal Immigrants Are Registering to Vote

‘We are working now to determine why there is such a large discrepancy,’ the secretary of state’s office said. Texas’s secretary of state has countered online claims that Social Security Administration data show that the number of voters registering without photographic identification is skyrocketing in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Arizona because of illegal immigration. “The number