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Biden To Pardon Vets Discharged For Same-Sex Relationships

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Ashley Murray, Iowa Capital Dispatch President Joe Biden will pardon U.S. military veterans who were discharged or convicted under military law for consensual same-sex relations, the administration announced Wednesday. The White House could not provide an exact number of veterans who will be pardoned, but the administration estimates thousands were …

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House Ethics Committee Expands Investigation Into Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

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Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix The U.S. House Committee on Ethics announced on Tuesday that the panel is expanding an investigation into allegations that South Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick may have violated campaign finance laws. The committee initially announced in late December an investigative subcommittee to determine whether Cherfilus-McCormick “may …

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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Key Component of Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

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Jimmy Williams A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted the Education Department from providing additional loan forgiveness under President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan. This order affects the income-driven repayment plan known as SAVE, which was created following the Supreme Court’s rejection of Biden’s broader pandemic-era debt relief initiative. …

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