Biden-Harris admin rolls out another $4.28 billion in student loan handouts
As the Biden administration enters its final days, it has announced another $4.28 billion in student loan handouts for nearly 54,900 public workers.
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Senate Republicans Create ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Caucus As RFK Jr. Continues Capitol Hill Tour
They said the caucus was formed to cultivate partnerships with officials at the local, state, and federal levels who are interested in MAHA initiatives. While Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued his tour of Capitol Hill in a quest to gain backing from lawmakers, a group of Republican senators launched a new caucus to support the
Lee Edwards, 1932-2024
Lee Edwards, who died last week at the age of 92, was right from the beginning. Consider the moment of his political awakening. When Soviet tanks rolled into Hungary in 1956, crushing an anti-Communist rebellion, Lee was in Europe. He had just served his country as a U.S. Army officer in West Germany. He witnessed
Indiana University Requires Students To Detail How Their Privilege Caused ‘Oppression’ Over ‘Subordinate Groups’
An Indiana University class required students to determine their “privileged” and “dominant” identities—like being white or male—so that they could “address issues of oppression.” The mandatory exercise was part of a course that fulfills the school’s “social and historical studies” requirement needed to graduate. Students were instructed to write an “in-depth reflection of two parts
What to Know About a Government Shutdown
Some essential workers are not furloughed and continue with the basic duties of government, such as protecting the homeland. Unless Congress funds the government past Dec. 20, there will be a shutdown. Such an occurrence could have major ramifications, though it may not be all doom and gloom. The longest shutdown was 34 days during
Top DOGE senator to demand lame-duck Biden agencies halt costly telework talks, citing voter mandate
Senate DOGE leader Joni Ernst of Iowa will demand federal agency heads halt negotiations on telework and taxpayer-funded union time during the lame-duck Biden administration.
Here’s a list of the 38 Republicans who defied Trump by voting ‘no’ on the failed spending bill
A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night, pushing Congress closer to a government shutdown.