Overhaul of Biden-Era Student Loan Program Clears House Committee

Republicans seek to pass national higher education finance reform as part of a massive reconciliation bill. A Republican-led House panel on April 29 supported a measure that caps the amount of federally backed student loans, protects taxpayers against debt forgiveness bailouts, and amends Pell grant requirements. The Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan Bill, passed

Why the US Denied a Request From Mexico for Water

Mexico’s delinquent water deliveries, in violation of an 81-year-old treaty with the United States, have exposed years of “blind eye” policies, rapid population growth, and hydrological changes, according to an expert at the U.S. Army War College. Evan Ellis, research professor of Latin American studies at the college’s Strategic Studies Institute, told The Epoch Times

EPA to Take Actions Against ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution

These include advancing research and testing, stopping PFAS substances from getting into drinking water systems, and holding polluters accountable. The federal government is taking several actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin. Also known as “forever chemicals” because they take so long to break down,

4 Indicted as US Officials Disrupt Marriage Fraud Operation: ICE

Federal officials say that the sham marriages took place primarily in Maryland. U.S. immigration officials announced on Monday that they had disrupted a marriage fraud operation in Maryland, and four people have been indicted. An investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Maryland, along with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of State Diplomatic

Gun Rights and the Second Amendment in Trump’s First 100 Days

Gun rights advocates say the president is protecting constitutional rights, while gun control activists say his policies will make America more dangerous. While campaigning in 2024, Donald Trump promised to defend the Second Amendment. Gun rights advocates say the president has kept that promise in the first 100 days of his second term, and that