Some of Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Critics Went to College for Less Than $400 per Year  —  When the Biden Administration announced Wednesday that it would cancel $10,000 of federal student loans for Americans making under $125,000 per year, and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients at the same income level …

Trump reportedly oversaw collection of classified Mar-a-Lago docs  —  The more Donald Trump took a direct, hands-on role in keeping highly classified materials, the more he's personally responsible for this scandal.  —  In the wake of the FBI's search at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's Republican allies …

Pennsylvania 2022: Fetterman Holds Four-Point Lead Over Oz for US Senate; Shapiro Leads Mastriano by Three  —  Home Polls Pennsylvania 2022: Fetterman Holds Four-Point Lead Over Oz for US Senate; Shapiro Leads Mastriano by Three  —  Majority of Voters Say Oz's NJ Residence Makes Them Less Likely to Vote for Him

Justice Dept. to Submit Redacted Affidavit Used in Trump Search Warrant  —  In its most complete form, the document would disclose important details about the government's justification for taking the extraordinary step of searching Mar-a-Lago this month.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department …

Trump Calls For Mitch McConnell To Be ‘Immediately’ Replaced As Senate GOP Leader  —  Trump has repeatedly attacked McConnell since the GOP leader admitted Republicans are struggling in their attempt to win Senate control.  —  Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed Senate Minority …

Eight Sources Say Feds Are Not Done With Matt Gaetz  —  It's been a quiet couple months in the probe into allegations that Rep. Matt Gaetz was involved in underage sex trafficking.  But few involved think it's over.  —  When Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) beat his primary challenger Tuesday …

‘A Wrong Never Righted’: Court Upholds Mississippi's 1890 Jim Crow Voting Law  —  The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to uphold a Jim Crow law that Mississippi's white-supremacist leaders adopted in 1890 in an attempt to disenfranchise Black residents for life.

How Trump has spent his days since the feds searched his home  —  As he finds himself, once more, in legal jeopardy—standing at the epicenter of a media storm of his own making, his political future changing course in real time—Donald Trump has done what Donald Trump likes to do.

Republicans' Other Dobbs Problem  —  Their coalition contains a lot of voters who aren't that religious and aren't especially keen on abortion bans.  And they may not vote this November.  —  Dear readers,  —  Democrats had a strong election night on Tuesday, continuing their streak …

Sen. Klobuchar plans to bring Pete Buttigieg to the State Fair butter carving booth Thursday  —  FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A lot of people lined up outside the gates of the Minnesota State Fair Thursday morning, and among them was Sen. Amy Klobuchar.  —  “I think people now see the lighthouse on the horizon.

Stop improving things right now!  Everyone must suffer as I did!  —  DISGUSTING!  AWFUL!  I have just received word that life is getting marginally better for some people, and I am white-hot with fury!  This is the worst thing that could possibly happen!

‘I Was in Kenosha Two Years Ago, Kyle Rittenhouse Is Not a Hero’  —  Before the shooting started, at 11:36 p.m. on August 25, 2020, I ran into Kyle Rittenhouse in front of a gas station and interviewed him for several minutes.  He was a 17-year-old kid with a semi-automatic rifle …

Minnesota's GOP nominee for top elections official called changing voting rules ‘our 9/11’ after ‘the big rig’ in 2020  —  The Republican nominee to be the top elections official in Minnesota said changing the rules around voting following the 2020 “big rig” was “our 9/11,” …

Scoop: Obama enters the chat  —  Former President Barack Obama is jumping full-on into the midterms with a fundraiser for the Senate Democrats' campaign arm, Axios has learned. … - Tickets for the New York City event are $25,000-a-pop for general admission and $50,000 for VIP, the invite says.

Developers back out of Florida panther protection proposal  —  A Florida panther that had been hit by a car is released back into the wild with a collar attached to track it.  Credit: Brandon Basino, FWC  —  Quality Journalism for Critical Times  —  August is usually the worst month to be in Florida.

Court: Arkansas can't ban treatment of transgender kids  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can't enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender affirming medical care.  A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judge's ruling temporarily blocking …

Tax rebates 2022: Direct one-time checks worth $150 will be sent out in just months  —  Hundreds of thousands of New York City homeowners will receive tax rebates thanks to legislation passed and signed by city leadership.  —  Mayor Eric Adams signed the legislation on Wednesday …

Texans who perform abortions now face up to life in prison, $100,000 fine  —  Texas, the largest state to restrict abortions, now has three significant bans on the books, setting up a potential legal minefield.  —  Copy link  —  Performing an abortion is now a felony punishable by up to life …

Trump World's Mar-a-Lago Offensive Backfires  —  It turns out the former president tried to block FBI access to retained classified documents, but Biden intervened.  —  In my columns Monday and Tuesday, I stressed that President Trump could talk himself into being charged by the Justice Department …

U.S. toughened positions in Iran deal response, Israeli officials say  —  When Israeli national security adviser Eyal Hulata arrived in Washington this week, his government was highly concerned that the Biden administration was about to make new concessions to reach a nuclear deal with Iran.

How a Corporate Law Firm Led a Political Revolution  —  The untold story of Jones Day's push to move the American government and courts to the right.  —  On a balmy Saturday night in June, Traci Lovitt hosted a 50th birthday party for her husband, Ara, at their 9,800-square-foot Westchester mansion overlooking Long Island Sound.

The Asset Economy Strikes Again … The resurgence of inflation has created a strange situation.  Inflation is bad for ordinary people: their money buys less of what they need.  But the prevailing approach to containing inflation is also bad for ordinary people: higher interest rates depress economic activity and keep wages down.

Starbucks illegally withheld raises from union workers, labor board says  —  The coffee chain has been trying to tamp down a national organizing campaign  —  Starbucks illegally withheld wages and benefits from thousands of unionized baristas, the National Labor Relations Board alleged in a complaint Wednesday.

How a far-right, Christian cellphone company ‘took over’ four Texas school boards  —  Patriot Mobile markets itself as “America's only Christian conservative wireless provider.”  Now the Trump-aligned company is on a mission to win control of Texas school boards.

White House moves staffers to finalize makeover of press operation  —  The White House has finalized the senior ranks of its press and communications office, months after Jen Psaki's departure led to an internal shuffling.  —  The moves elevate several people with ties to SKDK …