Biden cancels another $9 billion in student loan debt days after payments restart
The Biden administration has approved debt relief for an additional 125,000 student loan borrowers, totaling $9 billion in forgiveness, the White House said Wednesday.
2023-10-04 17:26
Speaker Kevin McCarthy: US House of Representatives votes to oust Republican leader
The Republican says the vote was "personal", lashing out at his political nemesis, Matt Gaetz.
2023-10-04 15:15
McCarthy became the latest victim of Trump's extreme GOP revolution
Kevin McCarthy's big mistake was trying to govern.
2023-10-04 12:24
An early look at possible successors to McCarthy for House speaker
Following Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster as House speaker, names have started to emerge as possible successors to take over the gavel.
2023-10-04 11:24
Pelosi says interim House speaker McHenry has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said the newly named interim speaker, GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building.
2023-10-04 10:47
How Kevin McCarthy lost political cage fight with arch-enemy Matt Gaetz
At times it seemed like the Florida rebel versus the rest of the Republican party as he brought down the Speaker.
2023-10-04 10:18
Who is Patrick McHenry, the interim House speaker?
The congressman temporarily leading the House of Representatives as interim speaker is a top ally of Kevin McCarthy, who was just ousted from the speaker's chair.
2023-10-04 09:22
Fulton County DA opens plea deal talks with several defendants, including Trump 2020 campaign official, in Georgia election interference case
Several defendants in the Georgia election interference case have been approached about their interest in accepting plea deals, as the Fulton County district attorney seeks to pare back the pool of defendants and pick up cooperators ahead of potential trials, according to sources familiar with the matter.
2023-10-04 08:48
Christie says RNC blocked planned joint discussion with Ramaswamy on Fox
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said Tuesday that the Republican National Committee had blocked a planned joint appearance with rival Vivek Ramaswamy on Fox News.
2023-10-04 07:59
Kari Lake files paperwork to run for Senate in Arizona
Republican Kari Lake, who lost the 2022 race for Arizona governor but has repeatedly claimed without proof that she won, has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for the US Senate in Arizona.
2023-10-04 07:47
College president accused of sexting former student at Coast Guard Academy resigns
A retired US Coast Guard captain stepped down as president of a college in Massachusetts on Tuesday after CNN revealed that he had been accused of sexual misconduct involving several students he taught at the prestigious Coast Guard Academy a decade ago.
2023-10-04 07:45
Here are the 8 Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy as House speaker
A group of eight House Republicans joined with Democrats Tuesday in a historic vote to remove Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker.
2023-10-04 07:21