In May, Mayor Melvin Carter of St. Paul, Minnesota, posted a screenshot of his student loan balance: $0.00. “Thank you, Mr. President!” he wrote. President Joe Biden had not, of course, paid off the mayor’s student loans. Carter’s debt relief came courtesy of U.S. taxpayers, who have been shouldering the burden of these debts following […]
Story at a glance (NewsNation) — Florida is home to the fastest-cooling housing markets in the country, and a new report suggests that trend also applies to apartment rents, which are falling across the state. The Sunshine State's four most-populated metro areas are seeing rents decline even as prices continue to rise nationally, according to a...
The challenge for the economics profession is to find a way to reduce payment imbalances without resorting to unbridled protectionism that would invite retaliation.
Tommy Vietor, a former Obama administration spokesperson, said he and his “Pod Save America” co-hosts are speaking out against President Biden’s candidacy because the “stakes are so high.” “It’s a challenging moment. We are about political engagement, encouraging people to get involved in politics and knocking on doors and campaigning,” Vietor said in an interview...
Sixty-two percent of Americans support protecting access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new survey found. The survey, conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found Democrats were more likely to support the procedure, at 77 percent in favor of protecting IVF. Over half of Republicans, 56 percent, said the same. Forty-one...
Former President Trump hosted Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thursday, huddling with the European autocrat immediately after leaders had gathered with President Biden in Washington, D.C. Orbán traveled to Florida to meet with Trump at the conclusion of this week's NATO summit, which took place in the nation's capital. Details of...
First-term Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) on Friday called on President Biden to “pass the torch” and withdraw from the presidential race. Her statement came the morning after the president’s widely anticipated news conference to wrap up the NATO summit in Washington, which supporters hoped would quell Democratic fears around his campaign. She is the 17th House...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) met with President Biden Thursday night to relay the sentiments of the House Democratic Caucus regarding his reelection bid, as concerns grow within the ranks about the incumbent’s ability to beat former President Trump in November. The meeting — revealed in a letter to colleagues Friday morning — came after Jeffries...