Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
GOP boycotts health care advisory board House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
Guantanamo hunger strike renews debates over indefinite detention, ethics of force-feeding Twice a day at the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, guards take a number of detainees from their cells, one at a time, to a camp clinic or a private room on their block. The detainees are offered a hot meal or a liquid nutritional supplement and, if they refuse, they are strapped into a chair. More
War in Gaza stymies efforts to shutter Guantanamo The Biden Administration has faced an uphill battle in its efforts to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer some detainees to other nations, including Oman. An effort to ... 05/23/2024 - 10:37 am | View Link
The U.S. Was Resettling Guantánamo Prisoners. The Hamas Attack Halted Those Plans. The White House suspended a secret mission to transfer detainees to Oman in October after Congress members expressed concerns about Middle East instability. 05/21/2024 - 12:12 pm | View Link
US Supreme Court Rejects Ex-Guantanamo Detainee's Appeal The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a Canadian former Guantanamo detainee of his convictions for war crimes committed in Afghanistan. 05/20/2024 - 9:54 am | View Link
A Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in his hush money criminal trial. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more.
CNN political commentators George Conway and Scott Jennings joined "CNN This Morning"to discuss Donald Trump's guilty verdict in his criminal hush money case.
Colorado’s local governments will soon have the right to be first in line to purchase subsidized housing units and keep them affordable before a building or complex is sold to a private buyer.
The first-of-its-kind housing bill was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Jared Polis.
“The cheapest affordable housing is housing that already exists,” Sen.
“A profound sense of rage — and an insatiable thirst for revenge — is permeating virtually every corner of the Republican Party in the wake of former President Trump’s historic conviction,” Axios reports.
“No one knows how the verdict will affect the outcome of the election. But the immediate impact is undeniable: America’s political fabric has been fundamentally altered.”
Said Texas attorney general Ken Paxton (R): “This is a battle of good versus evil.”
Said Tucker Carlson: “This won’t stop Trump.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) blasted Donald Trump’s conviction in his New York hush money case, predicting Trump will successfully appeal the “absurd” verdict, The Hill reports.
Said Johnson: “Today is a shameful day in American history.”
He added: “The American people rightfully see this is lawfare, and they know it is — and dangerous.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has steadfastly refused to comment about the presidential race or his long-running feud with Donald Trump, came to Trump’s defense Thursday night, The Hill reports.
Said McConnell: “These charges never should have been brought in the first place. I expect the conviction to be overturned on appeal.”