#Cardona confirms student loan payments will resume this year: ‘The emergency period is over’

#Cardona confirms student loan payments will resume this year: ‘The emergency period is over’

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona confirmed this week that the Department of Education is preparing to restart student loan payments later this year. “The emergency period is over, and we’re preparing our borrowers to restart,” Cardona said at a Senate Appropriations hearing on Thursday, as the national COVID-19 public health emergency was set to expire at…

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#Trump-DeSantis rivalry ratchets up with dueling Iowa visits

#Trump-DeSantis rivalry ratchets up with dueling Iowa visits

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are heading to Iowa on Saturday for dueling events that underscore the escalating rivalry between the two leading contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. DeSantis has been slated for weeks to headline Rep. Randy Feenstra’s (R-Iowa) annual Family Picnic in Sioux Center, Iowa, and…

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#White House, House GOP eye asylum limits

#White House, House GOP eye asylum limits

Asylum protections were the target of the left and the right this week, as both the White House and the House GOP laid out plans for limiting pathways for those fleeing persecution. While Republicans rolled out a plan to severely limit asylum rights — arguing such a move is necessary with the lifting of Title…

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#Students embrace political clothing to make their voices heard

#Students embrace political clothing to make their voices heard

Two Michigan middle schoolers are suing for the right to wear “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts. An Iowa high schooler posed next to the governor with “I Read Banned Books” emblazoned on his chest. And a Massachusetts seventh grader’s clothing insists “There are only two genders.” U.S. students are making their voices heard with political clothing…

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#Ex-head of DHS disinformation office sues Fox News

#Ex-head of DHS disinformation office sues Fox News

The head of the short-lived Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disinformation board has launched a defamation suit against Fox News, alleging the network published false reports about her that endangered her life. Nina Jankowicz was tapped to lead DHS’s Disinformation Governance Board, and though the board never held a meeting, it was heavily criticized by…

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