A major student loan servicer has agreed to pay Massachusetts $1.8 million in a settlement over allegations that the company failed to communicate information to borrowers about renewing their income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, according to the state attorney general. Nelnet is one of the largest student loan servicers that receives funding from the federal government...
A redistricting panel in Michigan led by citizens asked the Supreme Court Thursday to let it use 13 state legislative district maps that a federal court said violated the U.S. Constitution. The panel asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh to pause an order, issued by federal judges, that declared the districts unconstitutional because the maps were drawn...
Hunter Biden on Thursday pleaded not guilty to felony tax charges in a federal court in California, The Associated Press reported. The nine felony and misdemeanor tax offenses allege Biden, the son of President Biden, failed to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes from 2016 through 2019 and tried to evade the assessment...
The House Financial Services Committee has formed a bipartisan working group focused on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the financial services and housing industries, the top lawmakers on the panel announced Tuesday. The AI working group will “explore this technology’s potential, specifically its adoption in our financial system” and ways to use it...
A proposal to slash income taxes for Wisconsin families making up to about $200,000 annually is in the works, according to Republican state Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu.
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she spoke with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday but didn't seek his endorsement after he dropped out of the race.
Former President Trump blasted Hunter Biden during a Fox News Town Hall on Wednesday saying that the president's son "got away with" making millions for "doing nothing."
Trygve Hammer, a Democrat, has announced his intent to challenge Republican North Dakota Rep. Kelly Armstrong for the state's at-large congressional seat.