When it comes to tempering the cost of living, President Biden could have done a whole lot more by doing a whole lot less.
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Commentary: A little help on parsing inflation from New Hampshire’s Sununu
What we’re confronting today is primarily global; not just fueled but also fired up by the supply chain shutdown during the worst of the pandemic.
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Appeals court temporarily halts Biden’s student loan forgiveness program
It’s unclear what the decision means for the 22 million borrowers who already applied for the relief.
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Failing U.S. nursing homes to face tougher federal penalties
Biden had promised during his State of the Union address to overhaul the nation’s nursing home system but some of those initiatives have yet to be implemented fully.
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Biden says nearly 22 million have already requested student loan relief
President Biden blasted Republicans who have criticized his relief program, saying ‘their outrage is wrong and it’s hypocritical.’
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Biden aides tout plunging deficit as Republicans prepare for spending fights
In a statement, the Treasury Department and White House Office of Management and Budget said the annual deficit plummeted from $2.8 trillion in 2021 to roughly $1.4 trillion in 2022.
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Judge dismisses Republican-led states lawsuit to block student loan forgiveness plan
Six Republican-led states said the Biden administration overstepped its authority in its plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt.
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Biden kicks off student loan relief application season
The number of borrowers who applied during the testing period already amounts to more than one-fourth of the total number of applicants the administration had projected.
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Biden’s pot pardons could boost states’ legalization drives
The president’s recent announcement that he will pardon thousands of people for simple possession has shined a new spotlight on the legalization efforts in Arkansas and four other states.
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Student loan forgiveness applications now available online in ‘beta’ test
The department has said it will make a final version of the form available by the end of this month.