Bondi instructs Justice Department to dismiss Biden-era legal challenge to Georgia election law
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday directed the Department of Justice to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a Republican-backed Georgia election law that the DOJ previously alleged intentionally ...
Eric Adams urges decision in criminal case ahead of election deadline
The embattled New York City mayor is hoping a judge will dismiss his bribery case in time to file required paperwork for the ...
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The Federal Government Allows Students and Families to Overborrow to Pay for College. It’s Time to Put an End to It.
The Federal Government Allows Students and Families to Overborrow to Pay for College. It’s Time to Put an End to It. Sponsored by Sallie Mae ...
Trump wants to move student loans to SBA. Republicans aren’t so sure.
Although SBA managed a wealth of Covid relief programs, it normally runs a much smaller operation than student debt.
Trump faces a $1.6T hurdle to dismantle ED
Some Republican lawmakers are hesitant to call the move of the $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio to the Small Business ...
5 things to watch during Tuesday’s elections in Florida and Wisconsin
But Tuesday will be the biggest test yet. In a pair of Florida special elections for vacant congressional seats, Democrats Josh Weil and Gay Valimont have vastly outraised their Republican opponents, ...
Trying to move quick on tax cuts
LET’S HAVE ANOTHER CRUCIAL WEEK: Here’s another reason for Republicans to move quickly on tax cuts this year — they need to try to calm people skittish about the economy.
A sweeping cyber law’s long road to renewal
THE OTHER CISA — A major 10-year-old cybersecurity law is set to expire in September, and experts say the path to reauthorization faces several obstacles — including the Trump administration’s ...
Lawmakers clash over power prices
LAWMAKERS CLASH OVER POWER PRICES — POLITICO’s Ry Rivard: New Jersey consumers are going to face high energy prices “for some time” and the region is at risk for blackouts unless new power plants are ...
Labor groups reel from DOL’s international cancellations
The Labor Department has gotten in on the Trump administration’s slashing of all money going beyond the border, leaving international labor rights specialists in a lurch.
The push to create equity in New York’s organ transplant system
Organ donor advocates in New York are looking to repeal a 35-year-old ban that prevents New Yorkers in need of an organ transplant from enlisting at multiple transplant centers in the state.
Kicking off a big tariff week
LAFFER’S TARIFF TAKE: U.S.-brand automakers are touting a new study showing that Trump’s proposed 25 percent additional tariffs on autos and auto parts from around the world could increase the price ...