Layoffs Hit FEMA, Other Agencies

Some 400 U.S. Department of Homeland Security workers have been fired. The federal government layoffs have expanded to additional agencies, according to a new internal letter and government officials, after President Donald Trump ordered agencies to make plans to reduce the government workforce. About 400 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel have been fired,

Appeals Court Blocks Biden-Era Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

The Eighth Circuit says the Biden administration went beyond the law by canceling loans rather than ensuring repayment. A federal appellate court has blocked key provisions of former President Joe Biden’s student debt relief initiative, ruling that the Department of Education overstepped its legal authority in implementing broad loan forgiveness through its income-contingent repayment (ICR)