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There are worse places for a president to introduce the themes of his final campaign than in a primetime, nationally televised speech before a joint session of Congress. So that’s precisely what President Biden did Thursday night, capitalizing on the pomp and circumstance of his annual State of the Union address — and the massive media spotlight it commands — to frame the coming general election clash with his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, as an existential struggle over… Source link

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Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday. Lawyers for the president found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Del., than previously known, the White House acknowledged on Saturday. (Andrew Harnik/AP) WASHINGTON — A White House official attacked House Republicans on Tuesday for engaging in “political stunts” over the classified documents found in President Biden’s home and former office, declining to say whether it will cooperate with congressional investigations into… Source link

Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday. Lawyers for the president found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Del., than previously known, the White House acknowledged on Saturday. (Andrew Harnik/AP) WASHINGTON — A White House official attacked House Republicans on Tuesday for engaging in “political stunts” over the classified documents found in President Biden’s home and former office, declining to say whether it will cooperate with congressional investigations into… Source link

A 2017 report by the Inspector General for the National Science Foundation also found ethics concerns and recommended that the foundation “take corrective actions to strengthen controls over IPA conflicts of interests, including reassess controls to ensure staff do not have access to awards and proposals for which they are conflicted.” In a statement, FAS said that “we have strict policies in place to ensure the integrity and independence of the process by mandating a firewall between… Source link

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to President Biden’s executive order that extends student loan debt cancellation to millions of American borrowers. On Thursday, the court said it would hear arguments concerning the measure during its February 2023 session. In agreeing to take up the case, the court kept in place an injunction that, for now, prevents the White House from offering the promised debt relief. The challenge, brought by six Republican-led state attorneys… Source link

Could he be any more blatant? Just days before the midterm elections on Nov. 8, President Biden has called for a baldly political windfall tax on “excess” profits of oil and gas companies. There’s no chance it will happen, which Biden knows. Only Congress can impose new taxes, and Congress isn’t in session right now. When it was in session earlier this year, Democrats who control both houses kicked around the idea of an oil-company windfall tax, and it got nowhere. Biden says he’ll… Source link

Student loan borrowers could soon begin applying to have up to $20,000 in loans forgiven despite uncertainty over the future of the Biden administration’s controversial debt relief plan. At least four lawsuits opposing the plan have emerged in recent weeks, though President Biden has appeared willing to put up a fight, saying recently: “Bring it on.” While experts disagree on the merits of the cases, they do agree on one thing; borrowers who apply for forgiveness first could have an advantage…. Source link

Biden’s economic team is going to look different in 2023. But how much different is the question. On Tuesday night, Axios reported that White House officials are considering the possible departures of three top economic officials after November’s elections — Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury; Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council; and Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). In a statement to Yahoo Finance, a White House official denied the… Source link

President Biden’s move to cancel student debt was long-expected — but the scope of the effort was not. The expectation of $10,000 in student loan cancellation was widely reported in the lead-up to Wednesday’s news, but the final package included an additional $10,000 in forgiveness for Pell Grant recipients. The administration also laid out a cap on income-based repayments that could be felt for decades to come. “It’s a game-changer,” President Biden said Wednesday in unveiling the… Source link