Numerous Republican candidates looking to unseat incumbent Senate Democrats are using their personal wealth to fund their campaigns. At the end of June, Democrats held a massive advantage over their Republican counterparts in the most tightly contested Senate races of 2024. On June 15, principal campaign committees for Senate candidates reporting on a quarterly basis
U.S. president Joe Biden on Thursday canceled another $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 borrowers, bringing the total number of people to benefit from his debt relief push to 4.76 million. The beneficiaries qualified under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which enables public sector employees to have federal student loans canceled after a decade. While the program
Petitioners say agency exceeded its authority in ‘imposing retroactive liability’ on manufacturers, retailers, local governments with chemicals rule. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has set a July 29 deadline for arguments in determining if a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “hazardous” classification for two pre/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) should
Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) announced last month he will not run for reelection. Candidates in Lousiana’s Sixth Congressional District can begin on July 17 to qualify to run in what is a newly represented area, thanks to redistricting that could determine the balance of the U.S. House come January. The district has been in Republican
Critics say they ‘fully expect this will happen again’ Some debris from the broken wind turbine is spotted on a Nantucket beach. Photo Credit: Town of Nantucket Marine Department The federal government suspended the operations of a wind farm located off the coast of Massachusetts after a massive turbine fell apart, sending debris into the
President Biden says the total number of Americans who have benefitted from various debt relief actions to date is at least 4.76 million and counting. President Joe Biden has announced that his administration will direct more funding to cancel or reduce the student loan balances of another 35,000 people through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Sen. JD Vance has formally accepted the party’s nomination for vice president on an evening devoted to national security. MILWAUKEE—Vice Presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance headlined Day 3 of the Republican National Convention, presenting former President Donald Trump as the man who will champion the American worker and restore the nation to a position of