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Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden’s $10,000 Student Debt Plan As Unconstitutional

Ruling challenges government authority and impacts loan providers as demand for refinancing increases

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Washington state councilman faces recall effort amid uproar over shirtless photo promoting school tour

Josh Binda was criticised after he posted a shirtless picture to promote his first speaking tour

The Independent UK

Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s plan to forgive millions of student loans

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected President Biden's plan to forgive millions of student loans, ruling the nation's chief executive did not have legal authority to waive more than $400 billion owed to the government.

Los Angeles Times

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Citing harm to Missouri, Supreme Court kills Biden’s student loan forgiveness

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, as a Missouri-created student loan agency helped six conservative-led states dash the hopes of millions of Americans hoping to be relieved of up to $20,000 of their debt.

Tribune News Service

Voters in seven states have decided on 10 affirmative action ballot measures

Voters in seven states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Washington — have decided on 10 ballot measures related to affirmative action policies.

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Netanyahu: Beijing’s Growing Clout Could ‘compel’ U.S. To Stay In Mideast

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes that China's growing influence in the Middle East could force the United States to maintain a strong presence in the region, Axios reported on Wednesday

Zenger

Armed man wanted for role in Capitol attack arrested near Obama’s house

Taylor Taranto found with materials to create an explosive device a few blocks away from former president’s Washington DC home

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Man wanted on Jan. 6 charges arrested with weapons near Barack Obama’s Washington home

Sources said Taylor Taranto had made social media threats against a public figure and was found with weapons and materials to create an explosive device.

Chicago Sun-Times

He was diagnosed with ALS. Then they changed the face of medical advocacy

After Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS, he and his wife Sandra Abrevaya threw themselves into advocating for patients. Everyone up to President Biden took notice.

WEKU

IMF and Pakistan reach $3 billion stand-by deal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan could get temporary relief for its ballooning foreign debt with a new stand-by arrangement worth US$3 billion announced by the IMF in Washington late Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Biden says Supreme Court hurt its credibility, but shouldn’t expand

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court’s legitimacy is being called into doubt, but said he still opposes expanding the bench or other large-scale reforms.

Tribune News Service

Former Washington executive Kyle Smith lands a promotion with Falcons

Remember when many wanted Smith as Washington's next GM?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Supreme Court’s Black justices spar over affirmative action

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s two Black justices sparred over the meaning and impact of race in dueling opinions on the majority’s decision to curtail affirmative action programs at universities.

Tribune News Service

Man wanted on Jan. 6 charges arrested with weapons near President Barack Obama's Washington DC home

Law enforcement officials say a man who had explosives materials and was wanted for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been arrested in the Washington neighborhood where former President Barack Obama lives

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House Office of Diversity and Inclusion could be a culture war casualty

WASHINGTON — The House office tasked with attracting and supporting diverse staff could succumb to Republican cuts, despite protests from some staffers, advocacy groups and Democrats.

Tribune News Service

Man armed with explosive materials, outstanding Jan. 6 warrant rushes Obamas’ DC home

An armed man with an outstanding warrant related to the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol was arrested Thursday after running toward the Obamas’ Washington, D.C., home.

Tribune News Service

Feds announce $887 million to backfill pension plan for manufacturing workers

WASHINGTON — The National Integrated Group pension plan will receive more than $887 million from the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, guaranteeing benefits for more than 11,300 Michiganians who work in or have retired from manufacturing jobs, including United Auto Workers retirees.

Fortune

VC billionaire Marc Andreessen says he wrote 'Why AI will save the world' because a 'hysterical freakout has arrived in Washington'

"In some ways it actually has interesting psychological similarities to some of the COVID hysteria. So there’s just a lot of hysterical freakout happening right now.”

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Biden blasts Supreme Court as not ‘normal’ after affirmative action ruling

WASHINGTON — After he denounced a landmark ruling by six conservative justices restricting affirmative action in college admissions and declared that “we cannot let the decision be a permanent setback for the country,” President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court “is not a normal court.”

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court strikes down race-based affirmative action in college admissions

WASHINGTON — In another major reversal, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action policies at colleges and universities that use race as a factor in deciding who is admitted.

The Independent UK

Ex-chemical safety agency chief misused $90K on trips, renovations and other expenses, watchdog says

The former head of a federal agency that investigates chemical accidents improperly spent more than $90,000 during her tenure, including unauthorized trips to and from her California home, remodeling her Washington office and outside media training for herself, according to a new report by a federal watchdog

Los Angeles Times

Key quotes from Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling: No to race, yes to discrimination victims

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s opinion about affirmative action rejects the use of race as an admissions factor at colleges and universities.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court broadens religious protections for workers

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court broadened religious protections for workers Thursday in a ruling that clarified when employers can refuse religious accommodations for workers.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Supreme Court ends race-conscious college admissions. How will it change California education?

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said universities and colleges could no longer use a form of race-conscious admissions, rejecting a decades-old precedent in affirmative action policy.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

WASHINGTON — In another major reversal, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action policies at colleges and universities that use race as a factor in deciding who is admitted.

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