WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to revive President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan, giving a boost to Republican-led states that have sued to block it. The justices rejected the administration’s request to temporarily lift a judicial decision that paused the plan, which is designed to lower monthly payments for millions of
Government officials warned President Joe Biden that his plan to build a humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza would face major challenges, but Biden pushed the $230 million plan anyway, an internal report reveals. Biden promised, during his March State of the Union address, to open a pier to deliver humanitarian aid to the
During her failed 2020 campaign, Kamala Harris repeatedly said that then-president Donald Trump’s plan to build a southern border wall was a “vanity project,” aimed at distracting the American people from his other policies. “We don’t need a multibillion-dollar wall,” Harris said in February 2019. “That wall ain’t gonna stop them.” Now that she’s facing
Pennsylvania congresswoman accidentally sends dueling Israel-Gaza letters to pro-Israel constituents (Alex Wong/Getty Images) When two of Rep. Susan Wild’s constituents, a mother-daughter pair, wrote the Pennsylvania Democrat urging her to support Israel in its fight against Hamas, they received not one but two letters in response. One declared support for Israel and its “right to
Investment suggests Biden-Harris official may not fully buy into the climate agenda he is spearheading FAA administrator Michael Whitaker (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Federal Aviation Administration administrator Michael Whitaker is spearheading the Biden-Harris administration’s quest to transition the aviation industry away from oil reliance. He also owns an oil well in Wyoming, which he leases to
Kamala’s campaign wants volunteers to stick to a script with few policy details—just like the VP does (Michael DeMocker/Getty Images) CHICAGO—What should volunteers for Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign tell voters about her policy positions? It’s hard to say. Over the course of the Democratic National Convention, Harris’s staff held several messaging sessions for supporters
Alaska senator says state is ‘under attack’ from Biden-Harris administration (Getty Images) The Biden-Harris administration finalized a decision to block oil and gas development across 28 million acres of public lands in Alaska, reversing a slate of actions taken in the final days of the Trump administration. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland released a statement Tuesday,