Student loan forgiveness won’t rein in tuition costs
The Biden administration has been teasing a plan to forgive $10,000 of student loan debt per borrower, with an official announcement expected later this summer. The plan could offer a small measure of relief to the one in five Americans (and one in three of those aged 25-34) who owe the federal government a combined $1.7 trill
Read MoreRepublicans pledge investigation into Jan. 6 investigation
House Republicans announced their intent to conduct their own investigation into the Jan. 6 committee should they overtake leadership of the chamber. The minority on the House Committee on Administration sent a letter asking the select committee investigating the attack to preserve all its records, a preamble to obtaining those documents in what would become an investigation into an investigation. "When Republicans once again hold the gavel and I am Chairman of the House Administration Committee, one of our first priorities is going to be launching a full investigation i
Read MoreMcCarthy wants to tap McConnell about Jan. 6 security failures
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday said that GOP members conducting a counter-investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack will seek information on the Capitol’s security posture that day from one of their own – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) The inquiry comes in addition to information Republicans are already seeking from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif). Pelosi and McConnell, who was Senate Majority Leader on Jan. 6, each had authority over the House and Senate sergeant-at-arms, respectively – two members of the three-perso
Read MoreElon Musk shoots down suggestion he wants to buy One America News
Tesla CEO Elon Musk shot down a claim from the CEO of One America News that he is interested in buying the far-right cable channel, a favorite of supporters of former President Trump. "We just received a call from somebody very close to @elonmusk telling us that he would like to talk to us about purchasing @OANN," Robert Herring, the network's CEO said in a tweet on Thursday. "Only Twitter," Musk replied minutes later. Musk has earned headlines in recent weeks over a deal struck with Twitt
Read MoreMore Americans say controlling gun violence should be prioritized over gun rights: survey
More Americans believe it is more important to control gun violence than it is to protect gun rights, according to a poll released on Thursday. A new NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist poll found that 59 percent of respondents said it is more important to control gun violence, compared to 35 percent who believe gun rights should be prioritized. Broken down by political party, 92 percent of Democrats, 20 percent of Republicans and 66 percent of indepe
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