Biden administration proposes rule aimed at curbing the 'gun show loophole'
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed rules intended to require people selling firearms at gun shows and on the internet to conduct background checks on potential buyers, in an effort to curb the so-called gun show loophole.
2023-09-01 06:27
Student loan interest resumes Friday and payments restart in October. Here's what borrowers should know
For the first time in more than three years, federal student loan borrowers will be required to pay their monthly student loan bills starting in October. The pandemic-related pause, which went into effect in March 2020, provided relief to nearly 44 million borrowers by freezing their accounts.
2023-08-31 18:16
US intel: Ukraine war caused 'one of the most disruptive periods' for global food security
Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused deep disruptions in the global food supply, raising prices and increasing the risk of food insecurity in poorer nations in the Middle East and North Africa, America's top spy agency said in an unclassified report released by Congress on Wednesday.
2023-08-31 05:21
Biden cancels $72 million in student loan debt for borrowers who went to for-profit Ashford University
Even though President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program was blocked by the Supreme Court earlier this year, his administration is moving forward with more targeted student debt cancellations allowed under existing programs.
2023-08-31 04:26
New York AG's office alleges Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in 1 year
Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year, lawyers for the New York attorney general's office alleged as part of their civil fraud lawsuit against the former president, his adult sons and the Trump Organization.
2023-08-31 03:45
Millions of salaried workers would get overtime pay under Biden administration proposal
Some 3.6 million salaried workers would newly qualify for overtime pay under a proposed rule unveiled by the US Department of Labor on Wednesday. It would guarantee overtime pay of at least time-and-a-half for most salaried workers earning less than $1,059 a week, or about $55,000 a year.
2023-08-31 03:27
These are the first 10 drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations
The Biden administration unveiled Tuesday the names of the first 10 drugs subject to price negotiations in Medicare, including several popular blood thinners and diabetes medications.
2023-08-30 03:59
Biden administration makes the case for organized labor with potential autoworkers strike looming
The Biden administration made its most detailed argument to date on the benefits of organized labor with a potential autoworkers' strike looming as negotiations between the United Auto Workers and auto companies continue and the president works to convince Americans to support his "Bidenomics" vision.
2023-08-29 03:55
Biden traveling to Vietnam following G-20 summit next month
President Joe Biden will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 10 following the Group of 20 summit in India to meet with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other leaders, according to the White House.
2023-08-29 01:22
Fact check: The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election
Eight candidates for the Republican nomination for president took the stage for the first GOP debate Wednesday night in Milwaukee. Below is a fact check of some of their statements.
2023-08-24 10:48
Medical debt hits the middle class hardest
Medical debt is a big burden for the middle class. Almost a quarter of middle-class Americans, or 17 million people, had unpaid health care bills in 2020, a larger share than those higher and lower on the income scale, according to a new report from Third Way.
2023-08-22 01:21
Fact check: Biden tells three false personal anecdotes in economic speech
President Joe Biden made three false claims about his own past in a Tuesday speech in Milwaukee.
2023-08-17 07:22