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TOPSHOT – US Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) applaud as US … MorePOOL/AFP via Getty Images Who Could Win Big In GOP Student Loan Forgiveness And Repayment Education Overhaul? House Republicans have introduced a sweeping student loan reform bill that overhauls student loan forgiveness and repayment, limits certain loans, tightens Pell Grant rules, and adds accountability measures for colleges. The proposal, part of a budget package to offset tax cuts, would cut federal spending on education by an estimated $330 billion. Here are the GOP plan’s 7 biggest potential winners. ForbesRepayment Assistance Plan…
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party plans to hit the ground running after its stunning victory at the local council elections in England last week, with leadership vowing to use their newfound power to block illegal migrants from being housed in areas they control and to launch legal challenges against the leftist government’s green agenda. Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf said Sunday that the insurgent party will deploy “every instrument of power available” at the council level to block the government from dispersing so-called asylum seekers — many of whom arrived illegally from safe countries like France — throughout the country.…
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A federal road map calls for reduced staffing and an expanded role for private companies in space operations The US government has confirmed it will begin winding down operations on the International Space Station (ISS), with the goal of retiring the orbiting lab by 2030. The decision is included in the White House’s Fiscal Year 2026 Discretionary Budget Request released on Friday.NASA first detailed the plan to decommission the ISS in December 2021. This was reiterated in follow-up documents published in early 2022.According to the new document, “The Budget reflects the upcoming transition to a more cost-effective commercial approach to…
American Revolution reenactment of George Washington’s decampment at Mount Vernon in 1775. On Sunday, May 4, hundreds of visitors gathered at George Washington’s historic estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia, to view a “once in a lifetime” reenactment on the 250th anniversary of George Washington’s decampment to the Second Continental Congress, to be named commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. In addition to viewing the reenactment, ticket holders gained access to astonishing Revolutionary War battle demonstrations, dozens of war tents, 18th Century marketplaces, and tours of George Washington’s Mount Vernon residence. As Mount Vernon’s official website promoted the event: “Become part of the…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 04: Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon and owner of … More the Washington Post, takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. The NYT summit with Ross Sorkin returns with interviews on the main stage including Sam Altman, co-founder and C.E.O. of OpenAI, Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, among others. The discussions will touch…
American actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV – A … MoreCorbis via Getty Images Fans have just celebrated Star Wars Day, commemorating the franchise with social media posts, cosplays, parties, and binge-watching the original films and various spinoffs. While I’m not as big a fan as others, it’s clear that Star Wars is a big part of pop culture and it got me thinking about what the movies can potentially teach us about personal finance. This article discusses six key finance lessons from the characters and stories from a galaxy…
Genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping is expected to visit Russia on May 7, both the Chinese and Russia governments confirmed on Sunday, to attend celebrations marking the anniversary of the end of World War II. Xi, the Chinese Foreign Ministry detailed, is expected to stay in the country through May 10 and engage in private meetings with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin and sign joint agreements with Moscow. The visit will mark the first in-person interactions between Xi and Putin this year; the two most recently met at the 2024 BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, in October. While neither of their…
President Donald Trump resembles a “jealous spouse who murders another partner” and he may “try to destroy the world” if any third-term ambitions were left unfulfilled, left-wing actor Sean Penn has grimly warned. His dire forecast came during a joint appearance on Jim Acosta’s Substack podcast, The Jim Acosta Show, alongside Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell. Oscar-winner Penn said, “I do think it’s a reasonable theory that Donald Trump is not unlike the spouse of someone who leaves him… who then murders their former partner because if they can’t have her, nobody can.” Then he cautioned, “Trump and his solipsism may have…
Sens. Josh Hawley and Peter Welch are teaming up on bipartisan legislation aimed at lowering drug costs by barring drug companies in the U.S. from charging higher prices than the international average. While their bill is different from what the Trump administration is proposing to help finance the GOP’s megabill of tax cuts and extensions, border security investments and more, it underscores the cross-party and populist interest in cracking down on pharmaceutical companies. The White House is pushing a proposal to reduce spending in Medicaid by aligning what the safety net program pays for drugs with the lower prices paid…