FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Provide Debt Relief and Support for Student Loan Borrowers  —  No President has fought harder for student debt relief than President Biden, and he's not done yet.  President Biden and Vice President Harris will not let Republican elected officials succeed …

Jan. 6 defendant arrested near Obama's home had guns and 400 rounds of ammunition in his van  —  WASHINGTON — A Trump supporter who stormed the Capitol wearing a “Make Space Great Again” hat had two guns and 400 rounds of ammunition in his van when he was arrested Thursday near former President …

CIA director, on secret trip to Ukraine, hears plan for war's endgame  —  During meetings in Kyiv, William Burns was told of Ukraine's ambitious goal to retake territory and push Moscow into talks by the end of the year  —  During a secret visit to Ukraine by CIA Director William J. Burns earlier …

Neil Gorsuch has a problem with telling the truth  —  Gorsuch hands a victory to the Christian right by making false claims about an important First Amendment case.  —  On Thursday, Justice Neil Gorsuch released a 26-page opinion venting outrage about a legal dispute that does not exist, involving websites that do not exist.

An unlikely provocateur, Miss Texas, takes on the state's GOP leaders  —  The day of the school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Tex., last year, Averie Bishop posted a TikTok video, sobbing.  “These things happen all the time and nothing changes,” she said.

Gay Rights vs. Free Speech: Supreme Court Backs Web Designer Opposed to Same-Sex Marriage  —  The decision, which turned on the court's interpretation of the First Amendment, appeared to suggest that the rights of L.G.B.T.Q. people are on more vulnerable legal footing, particularly when they are at odds with claims of religious freedom.

Protesters Blast Moms For Liberty Summit in Philly: ‘Klanned Karenhood’  —  “For people to come out here and stand against this kind of fascism is absolutely necessary.”  —  Moms for Liberty, the conservative organization that's pushed book bans across the country, descended on Philadelphia …

Fox News Agrees to Pay $12 Million to Settle Hostile Workplace Suit  —  The settlement with a former producer, Abby Grossberg, is the latest development in a series of legal battles involving Fox.  —  Fox News has agreed to pay $12 million to Abby Grossberg, a former Fox News producer …

Biden administration failed to foresee Afghanistan mayhem, review finds  —  A State Department report released Friday finds fault with the Biden administration's crisis management and awareness before and during the fall of Afghanistan, an affirmation of critics who have said that bureaucratic lethargy …

This Has Been a Very Bad Week for the Supreme Court  —  The Supreme Court had a banner week: overturning affirmative action, ruling that it's OK to discriminate against gay people, and blocking President Biden's plan to relieve up to 43 million Americans from crippling debt.

Supreme court leaves intact Mississippi law disenfranchising Black voters  —  Court turns away case on law implemented over a century ago with explicit goal of preventing Black people from voting  —  The US supreme court turned away a case on Friday challenging Mississippi's rules around voting rights …

18 Hasidic Schools Failed to Provide Basic Education, New York City Finds  —  An eight-year investigation determined that the religious schools were breaking the law by not offering thousands of students adequate instruction in English and math.  —  Eighteen private schools run …

China Names New PBOC Party Chief, Sets Stage for Governor Change  —  China named Pan Gongsheng as the central bank's new Communist Party chief, putting him in line to be the next governor.  —  The decision was made at a People's Bank of China meeting of top cadres on Saturday, the central bank said in a statement.

CBP Moves Forward on RGV Barrier and Yuma Andrade and El Centro Calexico Fence Replacement Projects to Mitigate Immediate Life, Safety and Operational Risks  —  WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authorized U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) …

Why Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote about babysitters in her student loan opinion  —  Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in a concurrence to Friday's ruling striking down President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan, defended the Supreme Court conservative majority's use of a controversial legal theory and …

Hunter Biden attorney says WhatsApp message cited by Republicans is fake  —  In a purported 2017 message to a Chinese businessman, Hunter Biden allegedly threatened retaliation from his father, who was then a former vice president.  —  An attorney for Hunter Biden says purported screenshots …

Trump Ambassador Gordon Sondland Named in Illegal Donations Scheme  —  OUT OF HIS GOURD  —  The Federal Election Commission slapped a $28,000 fine on the hotel company belonging to Trump's former ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, for illegal corporate reimbursements totaling …

‘Mom influencer’ sentenced to 90 days for fake claim that Latino couple tried to kidnap her children  —  Prosecutors said Katie Sorensen's December 2020 video accusing a California man and woman of attempted kidnapping was “resoundingly contradicted.”  —  A white California “mom influencer” …

State Department didn't track carbon footprint of climate summit flights  —  “Americans are tired of bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. who don't practice what they preach when it comes to protecting the environment,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said of the GAO's findings.

Kamala Harris says fundamental freedoms are at stake with the Supreme Court rulings  —  Following a series of monumental Supreme Court rulings, Vice President Kamala Harris says fundamental issues are at stake.  —  The court handed down three sweeping decisions in two days …