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'Predatory' for-profit colleges must face 'substantial financial consequences' for borrowers' massive student debt, top Democrat says
Biden's Education Dept. started debate this week over how it will overhaul the student-loan system,…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Here's why Democrats want to bring back earmarks and Republicans want to ban them forever
Republicans banned earmarks a decade ago, but Democrats have put them back on the table. They could…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Earmarks are coming back as House introduces 'community-project funding' guidelines
Earmarks were banned by Republicans after past abuses, but now Democrats hope to bring them back wi…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Democrats roll out a plan to provide up to $300 checks monthly to parents with kids 17 and under
The payments would vary depending on the child's age. Democrats are racing to approve President Joe…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Millions of student-loan borrowers will experience 'devastating' delays in debt relief if a GOP proposal to cut spending goes through, Biden's Education Secretary says
Student-loan borrowers would see "decreased service hours and longer turnaround times" with debt re…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A government shutdown in 12 days could make student-loan borrowers' repayment and customer service struggles even worse
If Congress doesn't find a funding solution soon, the government will shut down. It could mean even…
Ayelet Sheffey
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3,500 student-loan borrowers got $109 million in debt wiped out after being 'cheated' by their schools. Top Democrats want relief for taxpayers, too.
After student-loan borrowers from Ashford and University of Phoenix got debt relief, leading Democr…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Republicans' plans to cut the budget could mean millions lost in back pay, more dangerous workplaces, and jobs sent overseas, the White House says
The White House is ramping up its attack on the Freedom Caucus' budget plan, now saying spending cu…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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Companies withhold billions in wages annually through unpaid tips and overtime. Some lawmakers now demand stricter penalties.
In 2022, workers in low-paid sectors faced numerous wage theft cases, reclaiming millions in unpaid…
Juliana Kaplan
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5 ways House Republicans' budget plan 'will be a disaster for families,' according to the White House
House Republicans want to freeze federal spending at 2022 levels for the next 10 years. The White H…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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Republicans dismiss fears that their debt ceiling bill would make the housing crisis worse for 1 million families as 'scaremongering'
Half a dozen Republicans told Insider that cuts to housing assistance for needy families are necess…
Eliza Relman
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Here are the 9 Republicans who voted against a bill to help poor families buy baby formula amid the ongoing shortage
Separately, 192 Republicans voted against a bill that would send the FDA $28 million to ensure that…
Cheryl Teh
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At least 15,000 federal inspections were skipped at US baby formula plants for 2 years due to pandemic-related staff shortages, report says
Federal inspectors failed to properly inspect three of the biggest US baby formula plants for 2 yea…
Pocharapon Neammanee
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A whistleblower notified the FDA about concerns with a facility that made infant formula. Months later, 2 babies died after consuming it.
"Why did the FDA not spring into action?" Rep. Rosa DeLauro said in a statement Thursday announcing…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Meet the 'new predators in higher education' who are driving students deeper into debt
Online courses provide huge profits to colleges — while saddling students with mediocre class…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Democrats want to bring back Biden's child tax credit soon — and a new report shows it was a huge success in fighting child poverty
Stimulus checks and federal unemployment benefits dented poverty last year, in addition to the mont…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Madison …
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Biden pushes back against Joe Manchin, saying he doesn't think people need to work to get the expanded child tax credit
Biden flatly responded "no" when asked if he backs a work requirement for the child tax credit, whi…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Paris Hilton says she was 'strangled, slapped across the face,' and 'watched in the shower by male staff' in 'troubled teen' facilities
Hilton detailed how she'd been confined to a room "covered in scratch marks and smeared in blood" d…
Debanjali Bose
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Bill introduced in Congress hopes to force US Soccer Federation to pay men's and women's national team members equally
The GOALS Act threatens to block federal funding of the 2026 World Cup unless the US Soccer Federat…
Meredith Cash
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Biden's administration is cracking down on for-profit schools that made 'false promises' about students' futures and drove them into debt
Seventy schools, including the University of Phoenix, could face fines of $43,792 per violation if …