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3 days ago

As midterms near, the debate over student loan forgiveness heats up: "It's like getting punished for being poor"

More than 43 million borrowers​ hold more than $1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt.

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3 days ago

No, Student Loans Aren’t Like a Mortgage

Senator Elizabeth Warren on why she believes student debt should be canceled, and how to prevent a debt situation like this from happening again

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Fed nominee Michael Barr calls inflation 'far too high'

President Joe Biden’s pick to be the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator pledged Thursday to help reduce high inflation and provide clear rules to govern financial innovation.

Blurry ballot barcodes delay Oregon House primary results

Issues with counting ballots in Oregon’s third-largest county could delay for days a definitive result in a key U.S. House primary.

3 Democratic senators reportedly want Biden to hold off on student-debt cancellation so they can push him to go big

Elizabeth Warren, Raphael Warnock, and Chuck Schumer want to persuade Biden to go as far as possible with student-loan forgiveness, per Politico.

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Portland unrest drives interest in 2 congressional primaries

Growing discontent over homelessness and crime in Portland is driving interest in a pair of congressional primaries.

Political reality: Congress can't save -- or end -- abortion

Fighting for decades over abortion policy, Congress is about to run into the political limits of its ability to act in either direction on the issue.

Yellen trip to Capitol detours into tense abortion debate

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s appearance before a Senate committee took an unexpected and tense detour into the abortion debate Tuesday when senators questioned her about the potential impact of an abortion ban on the American economy.

With high court in spotlight, Democrats push judicial ethics overhaul

A draft proposal calls for more disclosure, a Supreme Court code of conduct and a new judicial recusal process.

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The threat to Roe v. Wade, and to the Supreme Court's legitimacy

Nearly 50 years after the Supreme Court established a constitutional right to abortion, the current justices appear ready to overturn that right – and to leave many wondering: What's next?

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Senator Elizabeth Warren says leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion "has opened a door to a whole lot of ugliness"

Senator Elizabeth Warren is calling on the Senate to pass an abortion rights bill.

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The Supreme Court may kill Roe v. Wade and federally protected abortion rights. Now what?

An abortion provider, an antiabortion activist and a former member of an underground abortion network react to the draft Supreme Court opinion.

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Senate To Vote Next Week On Protecting Abortion Rights

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said members of both parties need to go on record about where they stand on abortion rights.

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Army pressed to fix dilapidated base housing by senators

U.S. senators are demanding that the Army put more money and effort into repairing poorly maintained and substandard base housing for military service members and their families.

Senate to vote next week on protecting abortion rights

The Senate is gearing up for a vote on legislation that would codify abortion rights into federal law.

Casar, O'Rourke to join Cinco de Mayo rally in San Antonio

It starts at 6 p.m. tonight.

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Live updates Political parties plot next moves on terrain shaken by leaked draft abortion opinion

Republicans and Democrats alike are considering what role the abortion issue will play in their midterm messaging. President Biden plans Wednesday to focus on the economy.

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Invigorating, familiar and frustrating outrage

There’s so much to be angry about and none of it is new. It’s simply exhausting.

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Democrats see fundraising windfall after leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade

Democrats have raised over $5 million since the Supreme Court's draft opinion, which could lead to Roe v. Wade being overturned, was leaked.

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Biden could wipe out 30 million student-loan borrowers' debt loads with $50,000 in relief — but $10,000 would still turn a third of their balances to zero

Data provided by Sen. Elizabeth Warren's office also found $10,000 in student-loan forgiveness would wipe out debt for 2 million Black borrowers.

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Dems hone populist appeal with proposed stock trading ban

Proposals to ban stock trading by lawmakers are gaining ground in Congress and on the campaign trail.

Warren Calls McCarthy A 'Liar' And 'Traitor' Over Jan. 6 Tape

“Shame on Kevin McCarthy,” Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.

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Warren Calls McCarthy A 'Liar' And 'Traitor' Over Jan. 6 Tape

“Shame on Kevin McCarthy,” Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.

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Warren calls McCarthy a 'liar' and 'traitor' over Jan 6 tape

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is slamming Rep. Kevin McCarthy as a “liar and a traitor” over recordings that show the House Republican leader, despite his denials, placing responsibility on Donald Trump for the Capitol riot and suggesting Trump should resign.

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 24, 2022: Shmyhal, Warren, Lagarde, Gottlieb

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Senator Elizabeth Warren and more appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

cbsnews.com

On Tax Day, Elizabeth Warren accuses Intuit of manipulating tax filing

Free tax filing is a "failure" thanks to corporate sabotage, the Massachusetts Democrat charged.

cbsnews.com

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hopes to transform her adopted city

When she was elected mayor of Boston in November, Michelle Wu transformed the image of the city’s chief executive.

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Crypto industry dives into the midterms, raising millions to court Democrats

The crypto industry is rolling out a multimillion-dollar campaign to elect friendly candidates in the midterm elections as regulators zero in on the sector.

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Biden’s Billionaire Tax Would Punish Long-Term Investors

The president’s proposal is not only plagued by practical problems, but also undermines one of the core goals of a progressive tax system.

washingtonpost.com

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says billionaires should pay more taxes to help the 'next Elon Musk'

"I'm happy to celebrate success, but let's remember, Elon Musk didn't make it on his own," the Massachusetts Democrat told CNBC on Tuesday.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren lauds Biden billionaires' tax, calls for even more CEO pay changes

Sen. Elizabeth Warren praised the Biden administration's renewed effort to introduce a new tax on the country's wealthiest households.

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Democrats in Congress ask Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases

Top Senate Democrats sent a letter to the Supreme Court requesting that Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from any future cases involving efforts to overturn the 2020 election or the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

washingtonpost.com

Higher-education expert proposes new way for Biden to cancel student debt without Congress

Higher-education expert Mark Kantrowitz argues federal student loans could be forgiven via regulatory changes set by the executive branch.

cnbc.com

Powell and 3 other nominees to Fed posts clear Senate panel

The Senate Banking Committee has approved Jerome Powell’s nomination to a second four-year term as chair of the Federal Reserve.

WATCH LIVE: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy delivers virtual address to US Congress

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the U.S. Congress — the next stop as the actor-turned-wartime leader uses the Western world’s great legislative bodies as a global stage to help his country.

Zelenskyy pleads for help in impassioned speech to Congress

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has summoned the memory of Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11 terror attacks in an impassioned plea to Congress to send more help for Ukraine’s fight against Russia.

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Wisconsin Democrats vie for edge in crowded Senate race

Democrats in the crowded primary race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin are trying to distinguish themselves through traditional campaign tactics, like million-dollar television ad buys and policy papers.

Democrats say Spirit-Frontier merger could boost airfares

Several congressional Democrats are raising doubts about the proposed merger of Frontier and Spirit airlines.

Bitcoin May Serve Many Masters in the War in Ukraine

Cryptocurrencies face a bad rap, but they’re showing the world they have the ability to be a force for good.

washingtonpost.com

Former Education Secretary under Obama calls on Biden to cancel student debt

John B. King, Jr., who served as education secretary under former President Obama, joins a number of other officials calling on Biden to end student debt.

cnbc.com

Elon Musk lashes out at Elizabeth Warren as they clash again over taxes, saying he'd visit the IRS 'to say hi' and maybe have a cookie

Elon Musk is currently the world's richest person, with a net worth of $220 billion. Some reports suggest he paid no federal income tax in 2018.

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Elizabeth Warren headed to San Antonio for voting rally

More major leaders are coming our way.

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Pressure mounts on Congress to curb lawmaker stock trading

Pressure is building for Congress to pass legislation that would curtail lawmakers’ ability to speculate on the stock market.

Congress moves towards banning members from trading stocks

After years of resistance, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has greenlighted a plan to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, CNBC confirmed Wednesday.

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FDA's agenda in limbo as Biden's nominee stalls in Senate

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the powerful Food and Drug Administration has stalled in the narrowly divided Senate.

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416,000 student-loan borrowers landed $1.85 billion in relief. Elizabeth Warren says that's not enough to compensate those impacted by one of the largest loan company's 'abusive practices.'

In a letter provided exclusively to Insider, three senators asked the Education Department to provide prompt relief to defrauded Navient customers.

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Biden must release a nearly year-old student debt memo and 'immediately' cancel up to $50,000 in loans before payments resume, Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and 83 other Democrats say

It's been 8 months since the Education Dept. prepared a memo on Biden's legal ability to cancel student debt. Democrats say it's time to release it.

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Over 80 lawmakers call on Biden to release memo outlining authority to cancel student debt

Over 80 House and Senate members wrote a letter to the president urging his administration to release the memo outlining his authority to cancel student debt.

cnbc.com

Elizabeth Warren says $20,000 in student loan debt 'might as well be $20 million' for people who are working at minimum wage

Warren expressed her support for people organizing protests or a debt strike should student loan forgiveness continue to be put on the back burner.

news.yahoo.com

Trump Rallies Are Bubbles Too

For the former president and his supporters, crowd size is more than just a bragging point. It’s proof of their right to rule.

theatlantic.com

Biden says nation weary from COVID but rising with him in WH

President Joe Biden acknowledges that the pandemic has exhausted and demoralized many Americans in his first year in office.

Senator Elizabeth Warren "open" to breaking up Build Back Better bill to get it "across the finish line"

When asked whether Sinema and Manchin should be primaried in 2024, Warren said: "We'll address that when we get past this week."

cbsnews.com

Senator Elizabeth Warren "open" to breaking up Build Back Better bill to get it "across the finish line"

When asked whether Sinema and Manchin should be primaried in 2024, Warren said: "We'll address that when we get past this week."

cbsnews.com

Sanders, Warren and Baldwin urge Larry Fink to intervene in strike at coal company partially owned by BlackRock

Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin pressed BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to intervene in a coal miners' strike.

cnbc.com
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The Bold Economic Move Joe Biden Refuses to Make

Stymied by Congress, the president could make $1 trillion in student loans disappear all by himself.

theatlantic.com

Sen. Warren and Rep. Jayapal tell Google to stop trying to 'bully' DOJ antitrust chief into recusal

Google previously requested the DOJ review whether Kanter should be recused from cases and investigations involving its business based on his past work.

cnbc.com

Elon Musk says his taxes are simple and that he doesn't use offshore accounts or tax shelters in response to Sen. Warren's 'freeloading' claims

Elon Musk told The Babylon Bee that he could do his taxes himself "in a few hours." They're "super simple," he added.

news.yahoo.com

House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn reports COVID infection

House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn says he has tested positive for COVID-19, though he is fully vaccinated with a booster and has no symptoms.

Arizona Republican calls Elon Musk America’s ‘richest African American’

Republican Blake Masters, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona, has sparked debate on Twitter after referring to tech mogul […] The post Arizona Republican calls Elon Musk America’s ‘richest African American’ appeared first on TheGrio.

news.yahoo.com

Members of Congress want answers from Amazon on warehouse collapse

The letter from more than a dozen lawmakers asks Amazon for documents and details about its policies for safety drills, storm shelters and flexible working hours during storms.

washingtonpost.com

Crow, Warren, Booker test positive for breakthrough COVID-19

Two senators and a third lawmaker say they have tested positive for COVID-19 after having been vaccinated.

Elon Musk Says He's Paying More Than $11 Billion In Taxes This Year

The statement came after Sen. Elizabeth Warren accused Musk of freeloading and not paying taxes.

newsy.com

Sens. Warren and Booker test positive for breakthrough COVID

Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey say they have tested positive for COVID-19.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren tests positive for COVID breakthrough

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has tested positive for COVID-19.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren tests positive for Covid

The Massachusetts Democrat said she has contracted a breakthrough case and is experiencing mild symptoms.

news.yahoo.com

Senate confirms big slate of Biden ambassadors to end 2021

The Senate has confirmed more than 30 ambassadors and other Biden administration nominees after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed to schedule a vote on sanctions on the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany.

Pelosi rejects stock-trading ban for members of Congress: 'We are a free market economy. They should be able to participate in that'

Insider asked Pelosi about "Conflicted Congress," an investigation that found 49 members of congress and 182 senior staffers violated the STOCK Act.

news.yahoo.com

Biden appears unlikely to extend the student loan pause—here's how borrowers can prepare right now

"41 million borrowers have benefitted from the extended student loan payment pause, but it expires February 1."

cnbc.com

Tesla Model 3 fleet suspended by major Paris taxi firm after fatal accident

Tesla told a French newspaper that the Model 3 sedan, which was Europe's top-selling car in September, suffered no technical faults.

washingtonpost.com

Elon Musk hurls insults at Elizabeth Warren over her criticism of his taxes, saying she's like a 'friend's angry mom' who randomly yells for no reason

Musk is escalating his feud with Democrats seeking to aggressively tax the wealthiest Americans. He reportedly paid no income tax in 2018.

news.yahoo.com

Trump-appointed FDIC chair blocks Democratic bid to undercut her

A disagreement over who controls the FDIC’s agenda flared after the Democrats who make up the majority of the board voted to solicit public feedback on potential changes to the agency’s bank merger approval process.

news.yahoo.com

Two Democratic Senators urge federal investigations into Facebook for allegedly misleading claims

Sen. Warren urged the SEC and Justice Department to look into potential wire fraud and securities laws violations.

cnbc.com
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Resuming student loan payments may put economic recovery at risk, senators say

Requiring student loan borrowers to restart their payments will strip $85 billion from 18 million American families over the next year, an analysis shows.

cnbc.com

Senate rejects bipartisan bid to stop $650M Saudi arms sale

The Senate has rejected a bid to stop a U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia.

Two Democratic senators oppose Powell as Fed chair

Two Senate Democrats said Friday they oppose the reappointment of Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, as President Joe Biden is expected to announce within days who he will pick for the nation’s most powerful economic position.

Michelle Wu sworn in as Boston’s first woman elected mayor

Michelle Wu has been sworn in as Boston’s first woman and first person of color elected mayor in the city’s history.

Adams wins NYC mayor; Wu makes history winning Boston mayor

Former police captain Eric Adams easily won the race for New York mayor, and Boston elected its first woman and Asian American to the city’s top job.

Paid family leave falls out of Biden bill as tempers rise

Top Democrats say a deal is within reach on President Joe Biden's big domestic bill.

Billionaire tax hits critics as Biden pushes for budget deal

The Democrats’ idea for a new billionaires’ tax to help pay for President Joe Biden’s social services and climate change plan is quickly running into criticism.

Half its original size, Biden's big plan in race to finish

President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill is now half its original size and being pulled apart and reconfigured as Democrats edge closer to satisfying their most reluctant lawmakers.

EXPLAINER: What's a 'wealth tax' and how would it work?

To help pay for his big economic and social agenda, President Joe Biden is looking to go where the big money is and that's billionaires.

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Biden bill would put US back on path of reducing uninsured

The Democrats’ social spending and climate change bill would put the United States back on a path to reducing its persistent pool of uninsured people.

'Difficult decisions' as Biden, Democrats shrink plan to $2T

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning that “difficult decisions must be made” as Democrats weigh trims to President Joe Biden’s expansive budget proposal.

The AP Interview: Jayapal pushes Biden for $3T spending bill

Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal is pushing President Joe Biden to hold the line.

Fed watchdog to investigate officials' financial trades

An independent investigator will look into whether Federal Reserve officials broke the law with financial trades last year that have come under congressional scrutiny and sharp criticism from outside the central bank.

US general: Afghan collapse rooted in 2020 deal with Taliban

Senior Pentagon officials say the collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces in August could be traced to a 2020 U.S. agreement with the Taliban that promised a complete U.S. troop withdrawal.

Yellen warns delay in raising debt limit will slow economy

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is sounding an urgent call for Congress to raise the U.S. government’s borrowing limit, a day after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of a bill that would have done so.

Under pressure, Powell says Fed to revamp its trading rules

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will overhaul its financial ethics policies in response to growing questions about investing and trading decisions by high-ranking Fed officials that raise potential conflicts of interest.

Lawmakers attempt to revive nationwide eviction moratorium

Progressive lawmakers have introduced a bill that would reimpose a nationwide eviction moratorium that lapsed last month.

Fed reviews ethics policies after prolific trading uncovered

The Federal Reserve is reviewing the ethics policies that cover the financial holdings of its senior officials in the wake of disclosures that two regional Fed presidents engaged in extensive trading last year.

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Biden $3.5T plan tests voter appeal of expansive gov't role

President Joe Biden’s “build back better” agenda is poised to be the most far-reaching federal investment since FDR’s New Deal or LBJ’s Great Society.

Biden $3.5T plan tests voter appeal of expansive gov't role

President Joe Biden’s “build back” agenda is poised to be the most far-reaching federal investment since FDR’s New Deal or LBJ’s Great Society.

Boston getting mayor of color as Wu, Essaibi George advance

Boston voters have for the first time narrowed the field of mayoral candidates to two women of color who will face off against each other in November.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has emphatically defeated a recall aimed at kicking him out of office.

Newsom campaign theme: Don't let California become Texas

In the closing days of the recall effort that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, his campaign has found a familiar foil that’s as big as Texas.

California recall brings Harris home to support Gov. Newsom

Vice President Kamala Harris urged voters in her home state of California to defend the Democratic Party's progressive values by defeating the recall against Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Senators question FDA on work with opioid maker consultant

Several U.S. senators are questioning the Food and Drug Administration’s work with a consulting firm that helped businesses sell prescription painkillers during the nation’s overdose crisis.

US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities

The Biden administration says it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes.

Senate Dems rallying behind Biden's $3.5T budget vision

Senate Democrats from across the party's political spectrum seem near the unanimity they’ll need for the crucial first step toward their $3.5 trillion infrastructure vision.

Pause on student loan payments extended through January

The Biden administration has announced that federal student loan payments will remain suspended through January 2022, extending a pause that was scheduled to expire next month.

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