After 3 Years, Student Loan Payments Are Back
Student loan payments officially resume Sunday after borrowers were let off the hook for more than three years by a pause initiated during the economic turmoil of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite continued pushback from advocates and concerns about a government shutdown, the Biden administration is reactivating all student loan accounts, and more than 28 million […]
Haley Draws Trump’s Fury After Strong Debate Showing
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is coming out of Wednesday night’s debate with a fresh burst of momentum, but members of the party say she still faces a steep hill in toppling former President Trump. Haley’s Wednesday night performance in Simi Valley, Calif., was lauded by Republicans after she targeted several of her contenders, including […]
AG Garland: I'd Resign If Biden Asked for Action on Trump
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in an interview that aired Sunday that he would resign if asked by President Joe Biden to take action against Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. But he doesn’t think he’ll be put in that position. “I am sure that that will not happen, but I would not do anything in […]
Trump Says Bowman Should Be Jailed For ‘Egregious Act’ Of Pulling Fire Alarm
Former President Trump said Sunday that Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) should be jailed for the “egregious act” of pulling the fire alarm Saturday ahead of the House’s vote on a stopgap measure to keep the government open past the midnight deadline. “Will Congressman Jamal Bowman be prosecuted and imprisoned for very dangerously pulling and setting off the main fire […]
Gaetz Says He’ll Push To Unseat McCarthy This Week
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Sunday said he will push to unseat House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) this week, vowing to make good on his threat after McCarthy backed a measure to prevent a government shutdown a day earlier that won broad bipartisan support. “I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker McCarthy this week,” Gaetz […]
Baltimore Man Arrested For Murder Of Off-Duty Sheriff Deputy Reignites Concerns Over City's Gun Violence
Baltimore Police arrested 40-year-old Jewel Crowder for the murder of off-duty Howard County Sheriff Deputy Ryan Demby. Crowder was on the run less than 24 hours after police say he gunned down Demby, who was likely in the wrong place at the wrong time in Federal Hill. On Saturday, Mayor Brandon Scott offered his condolences […]
Jimmy Carter, Longest Living US President, Turns 99
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter turned 99 Sunday. Carter, the 39th president of the United States, is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served in the submarine service. After his military service, Carter — who served one term as president between 1977 and 1981 — took over his family’s peanut farm before entering politics. Carter served […]
Ben-Gvir Shut Out Of Security Briefing
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir was excluded once again today (Sunday) from a security consultation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Defense Minister Yoav Galant, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Shin Bet director Ronen Bar, generals, and more came to the discussion, but the Otzma Yehudit chairman was not invited, despite his position. A […]
Sephardic Chief Rabbi: Secular Public Is Jealous Of Us, And That Creates Hatred
Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef slammed the protests against the Rosh Yehudi prayers held in Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). “I see everything that is happening in the secular public,” Rabbi Yosef said. “They are to be pitied. They have no satisfaction in life. Everything is for the desires of […]
Ocasio-Cortez Defends Jamaal Bowman, Rips Santos, GOP
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday defended Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) after he pulled a fire alarm in a House office building before the government funding vote Saturday. Bowman has apologized for pulling the alarm, which has led to an investigation by Capitol Police and an expulsion push by some House Republicans. After CNN’s Jake Tapper suggested that Bowman’s explanation of […]