The Hill’s 12:30 Report: What we know about the student loan cancellation
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Read MoreWatch live: Biden makes statement on student loan forgiveness
President Biden is expected to announce an update on the status of federal student loans, which have been on pause since 2020. Earlier on Wednesday, the president tweeted that his administration is forgiving up to $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 annually and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, marking the largest forgiveness of federal student loans per individu
Read MoreFederal judge in Texas blocks Biden administration's emergency abortion guidance
A federal judge in Texas in a Tuesday night ruling blocked guidance issued by the Biden administration that requires doctors to provide abortions in emergency medical situations even if doing so would run afoul of state law. In a 67-page ruling, U.S. District Judge James Hendrix halted emergency abortion guidance that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued last month in the wake of the Supreme Court's overruling of Roe v. Wade. The practical
Read MoreNorth Carolina mayor under investigation after livestreaming teardown of Confederate monument
A mayor of a North Carolina town is under investigation by federal authorities after livestreaming the teardown of a Confederate monument. In a Facebook Live video posted on Sunday, Enfield, N.C., Mayor Mondale Robinson livestreamed the teardown of a Confederate monument that had stood in the town for over 90 years, instructing a volunteer driving a tractor to push the main piece of the monument to the ground. “Yessir,” Robinson yelled during the live stream. “Death to the Confederacy around her
Read MoreCheney independent presidential run would hurt Biden more than Trump: poll
If Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who lost her House primary last week, decides to embark on a presidential run in 2024 as an independent, she could end up hurting President Biden’s chances of reelection more than Trump’s, according to a new Yahoo News/You Gov poll. After Cheney lost her reelection bid for the House to Trump-backed GOP candidate Harriet Hageman, she said she has political ambitions that go past Congress. “That’s a decisi
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