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Senate Intelligence Committee Makes Bipartisan Request To Investigate Steve Bannon For Lying In 2016 Russia Probe

The Senate Intelligence Committee has called on the Justice Department to investigate former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon on…

4 years ago

Trump Threatens To ‘Pressure’ Governors To Open Schools In Fall Amid Increase In Coronavirus Cases In 31 States

President Donald Trump is pushing for schools to reopen in fall, saying that the states which have been holding back…

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Trump Vetoes Bill That Helps Defrauded Students To Get Loan Forgiveness

On Friday, President Donald Trump vetoed a measure to stop Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' new rule scheduled to be effective…

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VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate John Delaney On His Education Policy

Rep. John Delaney (D-Maryland), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, spoke to uPolitics exclusively about his education plan. "Our public education system is…

5 years ago

Trump Administration Proposes Caps On Student Loan Borrowing, Part Of Ivanka Trump Initiative

On Monday, President Donald Trump's administration proposed new limits on federal students loans graduate students and parents borrow to finance college…

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New York City Public Schools Cancel Snow Days Next Year

New York City's Department of Education recently released its 2021-22 school year calendar with one notable change: the snow days…

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Trump’s Use Of Marine Band At White House MAGA Rally Raises Hatch Act Violation Concerns

President Donald Trump welcomed hundreds of Americans to the White House on Saturday, in what appeared to be some sort…

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Bernie Sanders Announces 2020 Presidential Bid, Will Focus On Income Inequality & Racial Justice

On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced his second bid for president and said his 2020 campaign will focus on income inequality…

6 years ago

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang On His Education Policy

Andrew Yang, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, is not well-known but has some bright ideas regarding education, among other issues. The…

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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Doesn’t “Understand Why” Federal Workers Are Using Food Banks During Shutdown

On Thursday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross stated that he was confused as to why federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown…

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Trump Official Says IRS Will Issue Tax Refunds During Government Shutdown

Officials from President Donald Trump's administration have announced that the Internal Revenue Service will issue tax refunds during the partial government…

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House Democrats Summon Steve Mnuchin To Explain Trump’s Removal Of Sanctions On Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska

On Thursday, House Democrats summoned Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to give a classified briefing on President Donald Trump's administration's recent removal of economic…

6 years ago

Donald Trump Slams Fed On Twitter, Stock Markets Plunge Amid Confusing Signals From White House

Stock markets plummeted early Monday after a tumultuous morning that included President Donald Trump angrily criticizing the Federal Reserve on Twitter and…

6 years ago

Donald Trump Names Budget Director Mick Mulvaney Acting Chief Of Staff

President Donald Trump revealed Friday that he has appointed budget director Mick Mulvaney to be the acting White House chief of staff. Mulvaney will…

6 years ago

Nick Ayers Rejects Offer To Become Donald Trump’s Chief Of Staff

Nick Ayers, who was long considered the favorite to replace the outgoing John Kelly as White House Chief of Staff, revealed Sunday he…

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