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White House offers new student loan payment plans as debt cancellation held up in court
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHGINTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The Biden administration released a new student loan payment plan that would lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers and pause them completely for some. There’s… Read More
Drug overdose deaths are at a record high. Here’s what the White House plans to do
By: Martha Bebinger | WBUR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBUR) — In its first detailed plan to slow the rise in drug overdose deaths, the Biden administration is emphasizing harm reduction. That means increasing access to clean… Read More
White House Strips CDC of Data Collection Role For COVID-19 Hospitalizations
By: Pien Huang | Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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The Trump administration is directing hospitals to use a new platform to report COVID-19 data instead of an existing system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
FACT CHECK: White House Legal Argument Against Impeachment Inquiry
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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President Trump’s attorney wrote in a lengthy letter that the House impeachment inquiry is “invalid,” charging that it violates the Constitution. Speaker Pelosi and constitutional scholars disagree.
Trump Pardons Michael Behenna, Former Soldier Convicted Of Killing Iraqi Prisoner
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Behenna was convicted of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone. But his claim of self-defense and a request for clemency drew support from high-profile corners in Oklahoma.
Help Wanted: White House Chief Of Staff
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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President Trump is hunting for his third chief of staff in less than two years. So far, he is not finding many takers. “You have to wonder who would want to take this job,” said one scholar.