What will dismantling the Education Department mean for your student loans?

The Trump administration is gearing up for major changes to the Department of Education, which, among its other functions, oversees a $1.6 trillion portfolio of student loans — the third largest source of household debt in the U.S. Those loans belong to over 44 million Americans, many of whom are wondering what it would mean […]

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4 takeaways after RFK Jr. is grilled by senators during confirmation hearing

In the first of two public sit-downs with the Senate that will decide his possible future as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced nearly four hours of questions about his decadeslong public record. Kennedy, a former Democrat from a legacy political family who threw his weight behind […]

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Trump administration offers federal workers payouts for resignations in move mirroring Elon Musk’s memo at Twitter

Showing the significant influence of Elon Musk’s leadership style in President Donald Trump’s new administration, a memo sent to government employees Tuesday night informing them of an ultimatum between significant job changes or severance was found to closely mirror an email Musk sent to Twitter employees in 2022, shortly after taking over the company. The […]

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Trump crypto meme coin is a ‘deep concern,’ Dem lawmakers tell regulators

In a new letter, Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to look into legal and ethical questions around the meme cryptocurrency coins launched by President Donald Trump and the first lady. The letter formally raises concerns about the risk of foreign countries trying to curry influence by buying the coins — and the ethics of […]

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Trump withdraws US from World Health Organization, finishing what he started

Among the slew of executive orders signed after reaching the White House Monday night, President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the far-reaching pandemic monitoring organization had “ripped off” the U.S. The U.S. is the largest funder of the WHO, which monitors disease outbreaks around the world. […]

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Biden Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees to include Hillary Clinton, Lionel Messi

President Joe Biden will hold a star-studded ceremony at the White House Saturday for the latest batch of Medal of Freedom recipients — which will include Bono, José Andres, Lionel Messi, Hillary Clinton, Jane Goodall and many more. The medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to people who have made “exemplary contributions to […]

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Treasury Department hit in cyberbreach by China-sponsored actor, officials say

The Treasury Department was breached by a China-sponsored actor earlier this month, officials told Congress in a letter on Monday. The “major” breach was achieved by gaining access to a third-party cybersecurity service Treasury used, called BeyondTrust, they said. The actor then accessed Treasury workstations and “certain unclassified documents” on them, department officials said in […]

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Biden speaks of Oct. 7 and commitment to getting hostages home at Hanukkah reception

Speaking at his last Hanukkah reception as president, Biden on Monday night reiterated his “ironclad” support for Israel and said he was committed to getting every single one of the hostages home. “I know this year’s Hanukkah falls on the hearts that are still very heavy. It’s the second Hanukkah since the horrors of Oct. […]

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Overdraft fees could be capped at $5 under new federal rule

Banking customers could save up to $5 billion per year on overdraft fees under a new rule finalized Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Rohit Chopra, the director of the government watchdog in charge of protecting the public’s finances, told ABC News the final rule would cap overdraft fees at $5 for many customers. […]

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