The White House announced Monday that President Joe Biden will address the nation from Philadelphia’s Independence Hall later this week. A White House official said Thursday’s address in Philadelphia would focus on “the continued battle for the soul of the nation” and show how the president sees the central argument of his …
Read More »Women — Particularly Women Of Color — Stand To Benefit Most From Biden’s Student Loan Relief Plan
Nadra Nittle, The 19th President Joe Biden announced a highly anticipated plan Wednesday to offer student loan relief to more than 40 million people, a move supporters hope will have life-changing ramifications for borrowers, particularly women, who hold two-thirds of student loan debt, and women of color, whose loan debt is …
Read More »After $1.9 Trillion Giveaway to Rich, McConnell Calls Debt Relief for Working Class ‘Slap in the Face’
Five years after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell aggressively pushed a $1.9 trillion tax cut package that disproportionately benefited corporations and the wealthiest Americans, progressives on Wednesday were uninterested in his complaints about President Joe Biden’s cancellation of some student debt for working Americans. “You should sit this one out,” …
Read More »Benefits of Biden’s Student Debt Plan Don’t Stop at $10K Cancellation
Kenny Stancil, Common Dreams While disappointed that President Joe Biden declined to wipe out all $1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt held by more than 45 million borrowers, progressives welcomed other relief measures announced Wednesday. Biden’s move to cancel up to $10,000 in debt for federal borrowers with individual …
Read More »Biden To Wipe Out Up To $20,000 In Student Loan Debt For Many Borrowers
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he will cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for Pell Grant borrowers and up to $10,000 for all other borrowers with an income of less than $125,000 for an individual and $250,000 for a household. Biden also announced his administration is extending …
Read More »Report: Biden To Announce Student Loan Cancellation, Payment Pause Extension
President Joe Biden is nearing a decision on whether to cancel some federal student debt, and multiple media reports say the announcement will come as soon as today. The expected announcement comes just one week before the years-long pause on federal student loan payments is set to expire on Wednesday, …
Read More »Biden Administration Plays Long Game For Agriculture And Trade
Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch The United States could take international trade actions that might have an immediate impact on the operating costs for farmers and the markets available for their crops, but the Biden administration has opted for a longer-term strategy, one of the nation’s top emissaries said Thursday …
Read More »Education Secretary Says Expect Student Loan Announcement ‘Within the Next Week or So’
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams With just 10 days until a moratorium on federal student loan payments is set to expire, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Sunday that “within the next week or so” the American people will hear from the Biden administration about any future action it will take to …
Read More »Two Weeks Before Payments Resume, Progressives Tell Biden ‘Time to Cancel Student Debt’
With only two weeks before a pandemic-related pause on federal student loan payments expires, progressive lawmakers and organizations on Wednesday reiterated demands for U.S. President Joe Biden to finally take sweeping debt cancellation action. While Biden only campaigned on forgiving $10,000 per borrower and has reportedly considered setting an income …
Read More »Biden Signs Wide-Ranging Climate Change, Health Care And Tax Bill Into Law
Jennifer Shutt, Virginia Mercury President Joe Biden signed his party’s signature climate, health care and tax package into law Tuesday, capping off more than a year of tumultuous negotiations that saw his original proposal to Congress slimmed down considerably. Flanked by a handful of Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck …
Read More »Biden Signs Bill Aiding Veterans Exposed To Toxic Burn Pits
Jennifer Shutt, Nevada Current President Joe Biden signed legislation into law Wednesday that will provide health care and benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits in Afghanistan and Iraq, achieving a long-term, personal goal. “I was in and out of Iraq over 20 times,” Biden said of prior trips to …
Read More »U.S. Kills Al-Qaeda Leader Al-Zawahiri In Drone Strike
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said Monday. “We make it clear again tonight that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the United States will find you …
Read More »Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19 Again In ‘rebound’ Infection
The White House announced that President Joe Biden tested positive again for COVID-19 late Saturday morning in what his physician said represented “rebound” positivity. “The President has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and continues to feel quite well,” his physician, Dr. Kevin C. O’Connor, said in a letter to press …
Read More »Democrats in Congress Press Biden To Extend Pause On Student Loans
Ariana Figueroa, Pennsylvania Capital-Star More than 100 congressional Democrats are urging the White House to extend the pause on student loan repayment beyond the Aug. 31 deadline. In a Thursday letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, U.S. Senate and House Democrats argue that due to inflation and …
Read More »Biden Tests Negative For COVID, Announces He’s Back To In-Person Work
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder President Joe Biden held a celebratory speech in the Rose Garden on Wednesday, marking his return to the Oval Office less than a week after testing positive for COVID-19. Biden used the event to encourage Americans to keep updated on their COVID-19 boosters, to test for …
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