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GOP States Sue Biden Administration Over Plan to Forgive Student Loans
Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration to try and halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of Americans.
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Schumer Readies Vote on Scaled-Back Computer Chips Bill
A bill that would provide grants, tax credits and other incentives for computer chip manufacturing may soon see action in the Senate.
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Biden Defends Pending Visit to Saudi Arabia in Opinion Piece
President Joe Biden, preparing for a trip to Saudi Arabia amid criticism of its poor human rights record, defended his decision in a newspaper opinion piece, insisting that he had long supported reforms and sought to “reorient but not rupture” relations with a longstanding strategic partner.
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VP Harris Launches Task Force on Online Harassment, Abuse
Vice President Kamala Harris is launching a task force dedicated to fighting online harassment and abuse. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy attended the announcement on Thursday, as did Sloane Stephens, a Black professional tennis player who’s faced a torrent of racist abuse. After matches, Stephens said, she’s worried to pick up her phone because “I know...
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Biden Facing Fire and Anger During New Mexico Visit
President Joe Biden is visiting New Mexico to talk about his administration’s efforts to tackle wildfires as residents smolder with anger over how federal officials allowed planned burns to spread out of control, leading to the largest blaze in recorded state history.
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White House Postpones Biden Trips to Saudi Arabia and Israel
The White House never publicly confirmed a June visit to either country. Sources told NBC News a broader trip to the Middle East is now planned for July.
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Former Corinthian Students Get Federal Student Debt Erased
The Biden administration says it will forgive all remaining federal student debt for former students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain.
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Biden Pushes for Economic, Security Aims as He Ends South Korea Visit
A central theme for the trip is to tighten U.S. alliances in the Pacific to counter China’s influence in the region.
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Why It's Not Safe to Make Your Own Baby Formula
Doctors are cautioning against homemade baby formulas amid the nationwide shortage.
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US Quietly Expands Asylum Limits While Preparing to End Them
Officials say the Biden administration has begun expelling Cubans and Nicaraguans to Mexico under pandemic-related powers that deny migrants a chance to seek asylum.
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White House Hosts Transgender ‘Jeopardy!' Star Amy Schneider
President Joe Biden marked Transgender Day of Visibility on Thursday by denouncing “hateful bills” being passed at the state level as the White House played host to “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider, the first openly transgender winner on the popular quiz show.
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Biden: Government Standing Up to ‘Hateful' Transgender Bills
President Joe Biden said Thursday that his administration is “standing up” for transgender Americans against “hateful bills” being passed at the state level and that he is committed to advancing equality across society.
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Biden Lashes at Putin, Calls for Western Resolve for Freedom
President Joe Biden delivered a forceful and highly personal condemnation of Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Saturday, summoning a call for liberal democracy and a durable resolve among Western nations in the face of a brutal autocrat
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Japanese Internment Camp in Colorado Named Historic Site
President Biden has signed a bipartisan bill designating a former World War II Japanese American internment camp in rural Colorado as a federal historic site managed by the National Park Service.
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Agenda Languishing, Democrats Press Biden to Go It Alone
Top Democrats are pleading for President Joe Biden to act alone on some of the party’s core legislative priorities.
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North Korea Testing New ICBMs, US Says, Warns More Coming
The Biden administration says two North Korean missile launches in recent weeks were in fact test-firings of a new long-range ICBM.
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Justice Department Sues UnitedHealth Over Nearly $8B Deal
Federal regulators are suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s purchase of the technology company Change Healthcare, a deal announced more than a year ago.
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EXPLAINER: Why Half of Guantanamo's Prisoners Could Get Out
The Biden administration has been quietly laying the groundwork to release prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center and at least move closer to being able to shut it down.
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Biden Weighs Appeal of the 3 Top Candidates for Supreme Court
President Joe Biden first zeroed in on a pair of finalists for his first U.S. Supreme Court pick when there were rumors last year that Justice Stephen Breyer would retire.
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Appeals Court Rules in Biden's Favor on Abortion Referrals
A court has allowed federally funded family planning clinics to continue to make abortion referrals for now.