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In a reversal, the Education Dept. is excluding many from student loan relief

The Biden administration has quietly changed its guidance to disqualify borrowers who have privately-held FFEL and Perkins loans.

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We’re So Close to a Win Against the Student Debt Crisis

With the 2022 midterm elections on the horizon, now is the best time for Biden to fulfill his campaign promise and cancel student debt.

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Biden's student loan debt plan can't wait any longer

Will Joe Biden forgive student debt? If federal student loans are cancelled, it could be a boon to Democrats in the midterms, which the GOP would prevent.

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What's the Difference Between a Democracy and a Republic?

Is the U.S. a democracy or a republic? Or both? And what's the difference, anyway?

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President Biden cancels $1 billion in student loan debt

Thursday's rollback of a Trump-era regulation will eliminate student loan debt for 72,000 student loan borrowers.

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Report: Gavin Newsom's team 'increasingly concerned' about recall efforts

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has already survived five long-shot recall attempts in his...

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Kimberly Guilfoyle went from San Francisco’s first lady to bashing California at the RNC - Los Angeles Times

Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News personality and current Trump campaign surrogate, used her RNC speech to bash California, her home state currently run by Gavin Newsom, her ex-husband.

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David Smick, Barry Levinson: How to end America's politics of hate

Evidence suggests that a feeling of economic humiliation, which manifests as fear and a politics devoid of empathy, is at the core of our divisions.

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White House lies about 'Paw Patrol' being canceled and everything is so stupid

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is being criticized for falsely claiming that "Paw Patrol" was canceled at a briefing.

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Trump aides debate future size and look of signature rallies after Tulsa debacle - CNNPolitics

Swaths of empty blue seats and a vacant overflow venue in Oklahoma have led President Donald Trump's aides to begin debating what his signature campaign rallies will look like going forward, people familiar with the matter say.

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Why Trump's Reopening the Economy Is Pointless - The Atlantic

And as long as they’re closed for business, the economy will remain stalled too.

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Elizabeth Warren is still running. Here’s what that means for Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. - Vox

Warren’s plan to go all the way to the Democratic convention is making some progressives nervous.

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Jesse Watters and the Story of The Five’s ‘Mom Texts’ - The Atlantic

Jesse Watters regularly reads messages from his mother aloud on air, exemplifying a political rift present in many American households.

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Rep. Elijah Cummings passes away at age 68

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has died at the age of 68 due to health complications, according to a statement from his office.

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How to Watch Tonight's Democratic Primary Debate | WIRED

Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren will be onstage together at last.

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Trump attacks Obama for statement on shootings - POLITICO

The former president on Monday afternoon lamented the violence that transpired over the weekend.

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Michigan’s Governor Is Giving Advice To Democrats Trying To Win

“People are less focused on the president’s Twitter feed and more worried about feeding their families,” Gretchen Whitmer said in an interview.

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Border wall: Supreme Court allows Donald Trump's emergency spending

The Supreme Court approved President Trump's effort to use $2.5 billion in military funding to build a portion of his long-sought border wall.

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What to Expect in the Democratic Debates | The New Yorker

John Cassidy writes on the Democratic primary debates that will take place on June 26th and June 27th, and on the stakes for each of the twenty candidates, including Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren.

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Census citizenship question fight rages in U.S. Congress, courts - Reuters

A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Tuesday moved to hold two members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in an inquiry into whether the administration's plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 cen

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Middle-Class Americans Are Sick of Elite Privilege - The Atlantic

If Democrats want to address simmering middle-class anger, they need to deliver justice.

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Political Parties Still Have Cybersecurity Hygiene Problems | WIRED

Three years after the DNC hack, a new report finds that political parties around the world have ongoing security flaws that leave them vulnerable to attack.

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Donald Trump seems inclined to close border despite potential chaos - CNNPolitics

President Donald Trump could initiate chaos and grave economic disruption by finally making good on his threat to slam shut the southern border, yet he's clearly tempted to do it anyway.

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The Dirty Secret Of Renewables Advocates Is That They Protect Fossil Fuel Interests, Not The Climate

For 50 years, anti-nuclear groups have used renewables to greenwash the killing of nuclear plants and the inevitable rise in air pollution that results.

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Donald Trump's shocking, shameful about-face on Otto Warmbier - CNNPolitics

When Otto Warmbier was returned to the United States in 2017 and died shortly afterward, President Donald Trump condemned the North Korean regime for the imprisonment and suspected torture of the college student who was arrested in 2015 for alleged spying

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Why Dianne Feinstein Doesn’t Need a Do-Over

Confronted by passionate schoolchildren, the senator held a master class in patience, grace, and asserting her well-earned authority.

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Why Trump’s economy could be downhill from here - POLITICO

The latest POLITICO Money podcast explores how long the economy’s happy days might last, and what could trigger the next recession.

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Nikki Haley on Iran: 'We must not be silent' - CNNPolitics

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley praised Iranian protesters Tuesday, adding that the US is seeking emergency meetings with the Security Council in New York and the Human Rights Council in Geneva regarding Iran.