What Happens to Student Loans If Department of Education Is Downsized or Eliminated?

The current outstanding federal student loan debt for 42.7 million borrowers is $1.69 trillion. By this time next year, millions of borrowers could be expected to repay student loans under the original terms agreed upon. President Joe Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program remains halted by two federal court decisions. SAVE had provided

The Mob Wanted Kennedy Dead. But Did They Do the Unthinkable?

Tell me what you think about Lee Harvey Oswald, and I’ll tell you how you vote. Every year since 1963, Gallup has polled Americans on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In the weeks after Kennedy’s killing, less than 30 percent of Americans believed that Oswald acted alone and 52 percent believed that “others

Lorne’s Prime Time

In a season five episode of the estimable sitcom 30 Rock, itself based on the goings-on of a network television show closely modeled on Saturday Night Live, the writer and producer Aaron Sorkin makes a cameo as himself. Introduced to Tina Fey’s ever-acerbic head writer Liz Lemon, Sorkin demands they execute his signature walk-and-talk power

Bessent: US–Ukraine Minerals Deal Will Transform War-Torn Nation, Protect US Taxpayers

Bessent emphasized that the plan would not burden Ukraine with debt or transfer Ukrainian assets to U.S. ownership. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Saturday that President Donald Trump’s proposed economic partnership with Ukraine would benefit both countries by securing U.S. taxpayer interests while fueling Ukraine’s postwar recovery, transforming the embattled country into one that is

At CPAC, Trump Urges Republicans to Stick Together

In a speech lasting more than an hour, Trump highlighted actions during his first month in office. OXON HILL, Md.—President Donald Trump on Feb. 22 spoke at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), highlighting his actions during his first month in office. He urged Republicans to remain united and said Democrats lost confidence after