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
Original ricin suspect was held despite evidence pointing to another man After keeping Elvis impersonator James Kevin Curtis in jail for a week, interrogating him while he was chained to a chair and turning his house upside down, federal authorities had no confession or physical evidence tying him to the ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama and other public officials. More
Why Biden decided to speak out about the campus protests after days of silence A White House official, referring to the outside pressure, described the decision for Biden to speak Thursday as “we answered the mail.” Biden’s team is focusing heavily on a speech he’s set to ... 05/3/2024 - 2:33 am | View Link
Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention as he woos independent voters Former President Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention later this month as he tries to woo voters beyond the Republican base ... 05/1/2024 - 10:58 am | View Link
Michelle Obama Makes Unannounced Visit to DC School to Mark College Signing Day Former First Lady Michelle Obama surprised high school students from Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia to celebrate College Signing Day and their choice to go to college. She said, “Look, on a ... 05/1/2024 - 6:29 am | View Link
Michelle Obama surprises guests at DC College Signing Day | Get Uplifted It included guest appearances by professional athletes from the Washington Wizards and Commanders, Ted Leonsis, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and more. But perhaps the biggest surprise guest was former first ... 05/1/2024 - 12:01 am | View Link
Standard Bank’s Be More Race raising funds for KCH cancer learning center LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Standard Bank Plc is proud to announce that proceeds from this year’s Be More Race on June 15, 2024 will go towards supporting the children’s Cancer learning centre of the Kamuzu ... 04/30/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
“The presidential election may come down to a city in the Midwestern prairie that is home to Warren Buffett — a prospect that is raising hopes among some Democrats that the once-prolific political donor will come off the sidelines to try to power President Joe Biden to reelection,” Bloomberg reports.
“Back in 2016, the Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
“The U. S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine, with the massive outlay being repaid with the windfall profits from sovereign Russian assets that have been frozen – and are accruing interest — mostly in Europe,” Bloomberg reports.
“Republicans have launched more than 30 investigations into the State Department since taking power in 2023, an unusually high number that is fueling partisan tensions,” Politico reports.
“Democratic lawmakers and State Department officials say this particular chapter of the growing partisan rancor on Capitol Hill is affecting U. S. foreign policy: It distracts U.
Nevada Independent: “The lawsuit alleges that the four-day period for mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received violates federal law because it does not conform to the Election Day deadline established by the federal government.”
Reproductive rights organizers in two states with near-total abortion bans, Missouri and South Dakota, submitted roughly double the signatures needed to allow ballot measures that would put abortion before voters.
In South Dakota, organizers have submitted 55,000 signatures in support of the ballot measure granting a limited right to abortion—far more than the 35,000 required.