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2024
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POLITICS
Mar
2024
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78,000 public service workers get student loans canceled by Biden administration
Through improvements to the public service Loan Forgiveness Program, the Biden administration has canceled loans for more than 871,000 public service workers.
Mar
2024
19
Opinion: Donald Trump’s corruption hurts all of us
Whether it’s a small cabinet-building business, a retired schoolteacher, or the American taxpayer, Donald Trump’s long history of corruption has caused no shortage of damage, writes Chris Edelson.
Mar
2024
19
Maria Elvira Salazar’s history of opposing abortion rights
The House Republican has consistently voted against women's reproductive rights, even as many voters from her own party oppose measures to ban abortion in Florida.
Mar
2024
18
Opinion: The transformative power of Gen Z in politics
"We deserve better than do-nothing politicians who just offer more ‘thoughts and prayers’ after every mass shooting," Gen Z congressional candidate Sabrina Bousbar writes in an op-ed.
Mar
2024
18
First Lady Jill Biden visits Puerto Rico to show support for military families
The First Lady took advantage of the moment to reiterate Puerto Rico's importance for her husband's administration.
Mar
2024
18
Moms for Liberty members are advising Florida librarians on school books
Opponents see it as the state’s willingness to cater to the ultra-conservative group which has long supported Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Draconian book ban policies.
Mar
2024
15
Opinion: Rethinking public high schools would help us fill important STEM jobs locally
We need a robust, highly skilled workforce in STEM to support the influx of major infrastructure projects cropping up across the country. The way to fix this is by starting at the high school level.
Mar
2024
13
Biden’s 2025 budget prioritizes lowering costs for families, taxing the rich
The president's budget includes proposals to lower childcare costs, create a paid family leave program, lower drug costs, and strengthen Social Security and Medicare—all by raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
Mar
2024
8
Biden takes aim at high costs during State of the Union speech
Biden called on Congress to pass a mortgage relief credit that would give first-time homebuyers an annual tax credit of up to $5,000 a year for two years. He also endorsed legislation to build and renovate roughly 2 million homes and vowed to crack down on "big landlords who break antitrust laws by price-fixing and driving up rents."
