Biden to announce new student loan forgiveness proposals

President Biden will be announcing new proposals for partial or complete student loan forgiveness Monday in Wisconsin. The main thrust for the latest round of student loan forgiveness proposals is to target accrued and capitalized interest on student loans. According to the Biden administration, 25 million Americans who used federal student loans now owe more

Trump says abortion should be left up to states, despite calls for federal ban

Washington — Former President Donald Trump on Monday declined to endorse a federal abortion ban, saying that the issue should be left up to states despite encouragement from anti-abortion groups that he should back a national restriction.  The former president has sent mixed signals on the issue for months, flirting with supporting a broader abortion

Israel told White House that IDF troops will have “rest and refit,” Kirby says

Washington — John Kirby, the White House National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, said Sunday that Israel has indicated to the Biden administration that the surprise move to pull troops out of southern Gaza is largely for “rest and refit.” Israel’s military said Sunday it now has just one division in the Gaza Strip,