With costs of living rising, Shelly, a 65-year-old retiree from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and her 67-year-old husband struggled to make ends meet. Like many older Americans, both had significant health issues. But when the pair started receiving Social Security Disability benefits, their SNAP (food) assistance was cut, leaving them with barely enough to cover rent and basic meals. Before long, they could no longer afford their one-bedroom apartment and were evicted, becoming homeless.
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BLACKPRESSUSA—Donald Trump has taken direct control of D.C.’s police force, stripping authority from Mayor Muriel Bowser and placing it under Attorney General Tom Cotton. The unprecedented move—possible only because D.C. lacks statehood—shifts policing power to the federal government, raising fears of aggressive tactics and sidelining local priorities in the majority-Black city.
Here at the United Nations in New York City, the Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution calling on all parties to respect an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Today’s announcement brings the total loan forgiveness approved by the Biden-Harris Administration to $167 billion for 4.75 million Americans. Thanks to this Administration’s efforts more than one out of every 10 federal student loan borrowers has now been approved for some debt relief. This action builds on President Biden and his Administration’s efforts to provide debt relief to as many borrowers as possible as quickly as possible.
Organization’s commitment to water safety & drowning prevention year-round Submitted Carlos Goycochea Education around water safety and drowning prevention are paramount in Florida, which annually…
Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Parkland school mass shooting crime scene today, ahead of the building’s scheduled demolition this summer.
Operation Cast Lead, an Israeli aerial assault and massacre of Gazans begun on December 27, 2008, lasted for 22 days. The Israeli military deployed its navy, air force and army against the people living in Gaza, using U.S.-supplied weapons and killing 1,383 Palestinians, of whom 333 were children.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation expressed deep reverence for her work, stating that she inspired cancer awareness and played a pivotal role in dismantling the stigma associated with the disease.
This week, six states asked the Court to permanently block the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program — a program that will provide critical relief to over 40 million borrowers most at risk of defaulting on their student loans when the repayment pause ends. In less than a month after the student debt relief application was available, 26 million people applied or were deemed automatically eligible for relief. The need and demand for this program has been undeniable. However, since the administration has been banned from implementing its program, the weight of student loan debt has continued to impact the lives of everyday Americans and has proven to have long-term effects on other aspects of their lives including homeownership.
“After many years of Infrastructure Weeks and promises that yielded no results, President Biden signed into law today the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. I am proud to be one of just five co-sponsors of this historic legislation and prouder still to deliver nearly $20 billion in infrastructure funding to Florida.