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International students urged to return to U.S. campuses before Trump inauguration

A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, over concerns that he might impose travel bans like he did during his first administration.

In farewell action, Biden cancels $4.28B additional student loan debt

President Biden announced Friday that he is canceling $4.28 billion in student loans for nearly 55,000 public service workers as he prepares to exit the White House.

Trump was poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he added to the uncertainty

The smooth economy that Donald Trump was poised to inherit suddenly looks a bit rockier - with critics saying the president-elect is contributing to the uncertainty.

Mike Johnson’s funding mess is a bed he made

In the span of 24 hours, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced he had reached a deal with Democrats to fund the government until March 2025, dissed the same deal in public statements meant to support it, and watched as the deal fell apart after his fellow Republicans revolted. It was an entirely predictable result. […]

Republicans must rally around Mike Johnson

President-elect Donald Trump has an aggressive agenda planned for his first 100 days, which should not be derailed by Republicans who are supposed to be his allies in the House. They need to stop fighting over interim spending and, most especially, set aside political gossiping over who should lead them as speaker. If House Republicans […]

How Trump can spark a new era of worker freedom and productivity 

The incoming Trump administration is set to take center stage in the new year, and it intends to make good on its promises to overhaul federal agencies. It should start with taking a hard look at the Department of Labor, which undermined the American workforce under the Biden administration at seemingly every opportunity. By ditching outdated […]

Support for quick end to Russia-Ukraine war grows in US: Gallup

Americans' desire to speed up the end of the Russia-Ukraine war has ticked up, a new Gallup survey found. The poll revealed that half of Americans now desire a quick end to the more than 2-year long war even if it means Ukraine does not recover all its territory, an increase of 7 percentage points...

House GOP eyes plan C that cuts Trump debt ceiling demand

House Republicans are eyeing a new spending proposal that would tee up votes on three separate measures: to fund the government, appropriate disaster relief and allocate farm assistance, three sources told The Hill. But in a shift from previous strategy — and in a break from President-elect Trump’s request — the new plan does not include...

A pragmatic antitrust vision for the new administration

By carefully selecting cases and strategy, his second administration can achieve a pragmatic, pro-innovation and pro-consumer antitrust policy.

Ohio governor outlaws electronic trackers without consent

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) prohibited state residents from tracking another person without their consent, signing the bill into law Thursday. S.B. 100 is set to take effect in March and makes it illegal for people from using GPS trackers, apps, AirTags or other measures to follow people’s locations. The only exception allows parents to...

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