Sen. Dick Durbin says Biden clemency recipients, which include a triple murderer, ‘demonstrated a commitment to rehabilitation’ U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Senate Democrats blocked Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R., Ark.) resolution Thursday to condemn President Joe Biden’s decision to grant clemency to a former Pennsylvania judge who sent juveniles to prison in exchange
In the final weeks of his presidency, Biden announced a last-minute student loan handout, even as he abandons his broader plan to cancel student loans for over 38 million Americans, the Associated Press reported. Biden will forgive $4.28 billion in student loans for 54,900 eligible public sector workers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program,
With the decision, it places the case against Trump effectively in limbo. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Thursday was removed by a state court as prosecutor from President-elect Donald Trump’s election-related criminal case. The Georgia Court of Appeals disqualified Willis amid allegations she engaged in improper behavior amid her relationship with her former
‘Congress must get rid of, or extend out to, perhaps, 2029, the ridiculous Debt Ceiling,’ Trump said. President-elect Donald Trump has doubled down on his support for eliminating or extending the debt ceiling, as Congress tries to avert a government shutdown. Taking to social media, Trump urged lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling by at
WASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 19 voted down a pared-down, Trump-backed plan to fund the government with just more than 24 hours until a government shutdown begins. In a 235–174 vote, lawmakers rejected the proposal. The group voting against the bill included all but two Democrats and a slate of conservative Republicans. The bill, which advanced
WASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 19 voted down a pared-down, Trump-backed plan to fund the government with just more than 24 hours until a government shutdown begins. In a 235–174 vote, lawmakers rejected the proposal. The group voting against the bill included all but two Democrats and a slate of conservative Republicans. The bill, which advanced
WASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 19 voted down a pared-down, Trump-backed plan to fund the government with just more than 24 hours until a government shutdown begins. In a 235–174 vote, lawmakers rejected the proposal. The group voting against the bill included all but two Democrats and a slate of conservative Republicans. The bill, which advanced