#Republicans play offense on student loans ahead of SCOTUS decision

#Republicans play offense on student loans ahead of SCOTUS decision

Republicans are taking advantage of a perceived opening on student loans, proposing legislation to tackle the issue in both the House and Senate this week ahead of the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on the legality of President Biden’s relief plan.  Experts are skeptical the conservative-majority justices will uphold Biden’s forgiveness proposal, but his administration has…

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#Report of discriminatory policing in Minneapolis ‘unsurprising,’ says Congressional Black Caucus 

#Report of discriminatory policing in Minneapolis ‘unsurprising,’ says Congressional Black Caucus 

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) findings that the Minneapolis Police Department routinely used excessive force and unlawfully discriminated against Black and Native American people is “appalling” but not surprising, the Congressional Black Caucus said Friday.  “While the findings are appalling, they are wholly unsurprising given the public outcry from residents and organizers in the City…

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#The fight against cancer faces daunting new challenge: debt politics

#The fight against cancer faces daunting new challenge: debt politics

Even in times of federal budget tightening, cancer research has garnered bipartisan congressional backing, combining with private sector funding to fuel significant scientific progress in tackling the killer disease. “Cancer’s escaped the political gravitational pull,” said Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University Law School. But this year could be different,…

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#Trump indictment puts GOP supporters in awkward spot

#Trump indictment puts GOP supporters in awkward spot

The 37-count federal indictment against former President Trump is putting the Republican senators who endorsed him in an awkward position.  They are sticking with the president, who is enormously popular with much of the GOP base,  despite the allegations that Trump mishandled classified information and conspired to obstruct justice. But there are signs of anxiety…

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