Tag Archives: President Joe Biden

Hugh Jackson, Nevada Current Commentary On the eve of the Labor Day weekend in a midterm campaign year, the president of the United States gave a speech at the site where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were debated, and made an urgent request of the nation’s electorate: …

Marley Parish, Pennsylvania Capital-Star President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a warning against what he described as “MAGA Republicans” and extremist threats to the nation, reminding Americans that democracy is not guaranteed. “We have to defend it. Protect it. Stand up for it. Each and every one of us,” Biden …

Issac Morgan, Florida Phoenix After Congress and President Joe Biden approved a massive spending bill to allow Medicare to negotiate cheaper drug prices with pharmaceutical companies starting in 2026, Florida has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over delays in the state’s own plan to import cheaper medicine from …

Tristan Richards/Cronkite News, Arizona Mirror The Biden administration reaffirmed its commitment Tuesday to DACA, officially posting regulations to extend the 10-year-old program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants. The rule, which takes effect Oct. 31, makes few changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and …

Patrick Abdalla, Pennsylvania Capital-Star President Joe Biden knocked defenders of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol while touting his recent public safety policy wins in a visit to Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. “You can’t be pro-law enforcement and pro-insurrection,” Biden said. The president also referenced the FBI search …

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 …

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 …

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,” …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …