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Sanders Urges Biden to Cancel All Student Loans After Biden Announces Freeze
The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that the student loan payment pause will be extended until May.
Congress Raises Debt Ceiling After Months of Republican Obstruction
Congress raised the ceiling just before the country was set to default on its loans, which would cause economic turmoil.
Report: Borrowers Will Lose $85 Billion Yearly If Student Loan Payments Resume
Canceling student debt could add over $173 billion to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product in the first year alone.
Progressives Ask Why Deal to Pass Debt Ceiling Can’t Be Used for Voting Rights
The deal would allow a workaround of the filibuster, enabling Senate Democrats to increase the limit with just 51 votes.
Schumer Got $66K From Top Health Insurance Lobbyist Amid Build Back Better Talks
Senator Chuck Schumer accepted a bundle of campaign contributions from the lobbyist sometime between July and September.
Pelosi Calls for Investigation of Gosar After His Video of Violence Against AOC
Rep. Paul Gosar shared an anime-style video of him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this week.
Schumer Suggests Filibuster Reform After GOP Blocks John Lewis Voting Rights Act
Democrats would need their whole caucus, including Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, to agree to change the filibuster.
Chuck Schumer Endorses Socialist India Walton in Heated Buffalo Mayoral Race
Schumer’s endorsement is significant as other party leaders in the state refuse to support the Democratic candidate.
To Understand the Debt Ceiling Crisis, Observe the Far Right Clown Show in Idaho
An executive branch scrum in Idaho explains many things about the state of the GOP.
Schumer Unveils Deal With GOP Senators to Fund Government Through December
The federal government was set to run out of funding by midnight on Friday morning, but the shutdown has been averted.