By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. announced in August, will cancel up to $20,000 in debt per borrower. The applic…
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USDA announces $1 billion debt relief for 36,000 farmers
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government announced Tuesday a program that will provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind …
Biden vows abortion legislation as top priority next year
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden promised Tuesday that the first bill he sends to Capitol Hill next year will be one that writes abortion protections into law — …
Analyst acquitted at trial over discredited Trump dossier
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A jury on Tuesday acquitted a think tank analyst accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier about fo…
Student loan forgiveness application website goes live
By COLLIN BINKLEY and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday officially kicked off the application process for his student debt cancellation program and announc…
What we know about the Raleigh shooting victims
By BEN FINLEY, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An avid runner and the mother of three boys. A woman who was the “rock” of her family and knew everyone in the…
Is Alex Jones verdict the death of disinformation? Unlikely
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Connecticut jury’s ruling this week ordering Alex Jones to pay $965 million to parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims he maligned was heartening…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The A…
Many Republicans Don’t Support a National Abortion Ban, the Reason May Surprise You
Claire Conway Democrats and Republicans have historically been divided on the subject of abortion and how abortion policies should be handled in the United States. Those divisions, however, do not sol…
Trump’s subpoena and what’s next for the Jan. 6 panel
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary step, the House Jan. 6 committee has voted unanimously to subpoena former President Donald Trump — a final effort to get t…