Oct 21 Court temporarily blocks Biden's student loan forgiveness plan By Jim Salter, Associated Press Attorneys for six Republican-led states are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider their effort to block the Biden administration's program to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt. Continue reading
Oct 21 WATCH: Biden says nearly 22 million have already requested student loan relief By Jim Salter, Associated Press President Joe Biden says nearly 22 million people have applied for federal student loan relief in the week since his administration made its online application available — more than half of the number the White House believes are eligible for… Continue reading
Oct 21 Six Republican-led states appealing dismissal of lawsuit over student loan relief By Jim Salter, Associated Press Attorneys for six Republican-led states are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider their effort to block the Biden administration’s program to forgive hundreds of millions of dollars in student loan debt. Continue reading
Oct 21 WATCH: Biden predicts Democrats will see success in midterms By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden is predicting that the momentum will shift back to Democrats in the final days of the midterm elections and that the party would do “just fine."… Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH: Biden touts Pittsburgh bridge project as infrastructure win By Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden has checked out the repair work underway at a Pennsylvania bridge that became a symbol of the nation’s troubled infrastructure when it collapsed nine months ago. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: Biden talks infrastructure in Pennsylvania as midterms loom By Chris Megerian, Associated Press As Democrats fight to keep control of the Senate, President Joe Biden has been practically absent from midterm election campaigning in pivotal states such as Georgia, Nevada and Ohio. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: Biden announces release of 15 million barrels of oil from strategic petroleum reserve By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The withdrawals have sent the nation's strategic reserve to its lowest level since 1984 in what the administration called a "bridge" until domestic production could be increased. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds news briefing By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing Wednesday afternoon, before President Joe Biden announced the of release 15 million more barrels of oil from the nation's strategic reserve. Continue reading
Oct 19 Biden to release 15 million barrels of oil, sending reserve to lowest level since 1984 By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by OPEC+ nations. Continue reading
Oct 18 Biden looks to increase oil supplies ahead of midterms By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Administration officials have teased that additional oil can be released from the U.S. strategic reserve as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by nations in OPEC+. Continue reading