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Federal student loan borrowers are facing a harsh new reality: the pandemic-era reprieve is over, … Moregetty Student Loan Wage Garnishment Looms For Millions Federal student loan borrowers are facing a harsh new reality: the pandemic-era reprieve is over, and student loan wage garnishment looms as a real threat. Delinquency rates on student loans have skyrocketed since payments resumed, roughly doubling in just a few months​. Education Department data from February showed more than four million borrowers were already behind on their payments. A new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York now estimates that close to 10…

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that illegal immigration should be confronted similarly to the war on terror, as he hosted an international summit on the issue in London. Representatives from over 40 nations, including illegal migrant hot spots such as Albania and Vietnam, descended on London on Monday in what is being dubbed as the largest global gathering to focus on illegal immigration. Hosting, UK PM Sir Keir Starmer said that the international people smuggling trade, estimated to be worth around $10 billion (£7.7bn) per year, must be treated in “much the same way that we do against…

On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) stated that tariffs are useful for fair trade agreements and ensuring a needed manufacturing base, but “tariffs, broadly applied, also hurt a lot of people.” And we have to “make sure the tariffs are short and they’re for a purpose and that purpose should be narrowly defined.” Zinke said, “Montana’s probably hurt most, because 86% of our trade comes from our friends to the north, Canada. Montana has a long relationship and a great relationship with our friends to the north. But tariffs, I’m hoping, are short. But tariffs have…

CNN host Jake Tapper said Monday on “The Lead” that the Trump administration revoking visas by citing problematic behavior without evidence of crimes is “not good enough.” Tapper said, “I asked the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. State Department and the White House for any specific evidence about any of these graduate students or scholars who have been targeted by the Trump administration for deportation. We know of at least 11 although Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, has said there are hundreds.” He continued, “Secretary Rubio talked about participating in movements that are involved in doing things like vandalizing universities, harassing…

President Vladimir Putin has called up 160,000 men aged 18-30, Russia’s highest number of conscripts since 2011, as the country moves to expand the size of its military.The spring call-up for a year’s military service came several months after Putin said Russia should increase the overall size of its military to almost 2.39 million and its number of active servicemen to 1.5 million.That is a rise of 180,000 over the coming three years.Vice Adm Vladimir Tsimlyansky said the new conscripts would not be sent to fight in Ukraine for what Russia calls its “special military operation”.However, there have been reports…

GOP senators could deliver a stinging rebuke of Donald Trump Tuesday, with several indicating they plan to join Democrats in opposing the president’s plan to hike tariffs on Canada. Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Thom Tillis signaled Monday they intend to back Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine’s resolution that would block Trump’s 25 percent across-the-board tariffs on the nation’s northern neighbor and leading trade partner. The resolution would terminate the national emergency Trump declared last month over fentanyl trafficking and illegal immigration to justify the tariffs. They’ll join GOP Sen. Rand Paul, a cosponsor of Kaine’s resolution and a strong opponent…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top education official, who will guide policies affecting K-12 schools during President Donald Trump’s second term, will be elected Tuesday in a race between the teachers union-backed incumbent and a Republican-supported critic.The electorate will also decide whether to enshrine a voter ID law in the state constitution.Both contests have sharp partisan divisions, though they have drawn far less spending and national attention than the race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.Here’s a look at the two contests:Incumbent education leader backed by unions, Democrats faces GOP choiceThe race to lead the state Department of Public…

A House committee approved an amended bill that seeks to “streamline” the legal process for tenants to have certain evictions sealed from their record.(Getty Images)After making new tweaks, a House committee pushed along a bill that aims to make it easier for renters to get certain evictions sealed from their record.Housing advocates were frustrated last month after Senate Bill 142 was rolled back on the Senate floor, removing a provision to automatically expunge eligible evictions from tenants’ records. Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne (Courtesy Indiana Senate Republicans)But an amendment approved Monday by the House Judiciary Committee seeks to compromise by…

The US leader would not rule out secondary tariffs on Russia if the peace process stalls US President Donald Trump has said his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, would honor his part of a potential peace agreement on the Ukraine conflict. At the same time, Trump warned Kiev against backing out of a rare-earth minerals deal with the US.Speaking to reporters on Monday, the US leader repeated that he aims to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as soon as possible, adding that he “want[s] to make sure that he [Putin] follows through” on any peace deal. “I think he…

Alleged photo of Adolf Hitler in Colombia following WWII. A previously released classified document from 1954 is making the rounds again on the internet after its release years ago. The document claims Adolf Hitler survived World War II and was living in South America. The document was the CIA’s response to the allegations that Hitler was living in Colombia and had been for several years. Here is the full document Analysis of Document HVCA 2592 Suggesting Hitler Survived World War II. In this document, the CIA responds to this explosive claim: The Acting Chief of the Station, Caracas, released a…