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Education Department cuts student loan interest rate

The Education Department said Thursday it will reduce interest rates by 1 percent on student loans for borrowers enrolled in automatic payments starting on July 1.  The reduction will be in effect through June 30, 2028. In order to benefit, borrowers must enroll in auto pay by Sept. 30 of this year — if they...

Rove knocks Trump ‘narcissism’: ‘He’s making everything about him’

Republican strategist Karl Rove on Wednesday knocked President Trump for displaying signs of “narcissism,” citing the naming of buildings in Washington as just one example. “Renaming the Kennedy Center is example No. 1. There are too many others. Aides feel compelled to stroke Mr. Trump’s ego constantly,” Rove wrote in an op-ed for The Wall...

GOP’s Ernst on Iran deal: ‘I don’t want to see JCPOA 2.0’

A Republican senator on Thursday expressed skepticism about the tentative agreement struck by Iran and the U.S., which replaces the previous Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) dissolved under the first Trump administration. “They’re going to have to come explain this because we did have very serious problems with the JCPOA. I don’t want to...

Obama takes veiled swipes at Trump at presidential center opening

Former President Obama on Thursday took a veiled swipe at President Trump while celebrating the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Obama harkened to the nation's founding by echoing the words of the Declaration of Independence, adding that it established there "will be no kings or lords, no serfs or subjects, but only...

Federal judge limits challenges to Trump mail-in voting order

A federal judge on Thursday said she'll only consider parts of challenges to President Trump’s executive order that seeks to restrict mail-in voting, ruling the plaintiffs need to wait before raising concerns about elections beyond this year. A group of voter education nonprofits and Democratic-led states separately sued the Trump administration in April in an...

Apple raising prices, CEO says

Apple CEO Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal in an interview that his company is raising its prices. In an interview published Wednesday by the Journal, Cook said the tech company is set to increase the prices of its products in an attempt to counteract rising memory and storage chip costs. “Unfortunately, price increases...

Rare Lyme disease-causing strain spreads to new state: What to know

A rare pathogen known to cause Lyme disease has been detected in a new state, far from where it has typically been found.

Obama knocks Founders at presidential center debut before America’s 250th: ‘Fell terribly short’

Former President Obama took a swipe at America's founders during his presidential museum dedication, highlighting slavery and the constitution's framework.

Planned Parenthood offered hormones but had no answers when detransitioner sought help, undercover probe finds

Detransitioner Chloe Cole says Planned Parenthood clinics had no services or meaningful support for patients seeking to reverse gender transitions.

Ninth Circuit Judges Question Whether a Catholic Can Sincerely Object to the Covid Vaccine

At oral argument last week in Rolovich v. Washington State University, two judges on a Ninth Circuit panel seemed to think that a devout...

I Invite *Your* Confirmation Tales

As the Court winds up its term, I’m going to take a brief break from new posts on my Confirmation Tales substack. I figure...

Predicting Remaining Opinion Assignments

I don’t claim to have a great track record of predicting opinion assignments, even late in the term when the Court has relatively few...

Trump’s Prompt and Utter Humiliation

The president abandoned his previous positions in favor of the Iranian position on all the key issues of contention going into the war.

Protect College Sports Act Clears Key Hurdle, Heads to Full Senate Vote

The act codifies student-athlete NIL rights, regulates how student athletes are paid, and introduces measures to prevent high turnover.

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