Democrats target Biden over $50K student loan debt forgiveness snub
The former press secretary to independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign is among a number of Democrats who are not too pleased with President Biden’s refusal to forgive $50,000 worth of student loan debt.
Could Texas blackouts become a nationwide reality?
Over 4 million Texans were left without power this week as an exceptionally harsh winter storm swept through the state, leaving experts speculating about whether or not the blackouts Texans have been experiencing could become a nationwide reality.
Biden names Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to run Medicare and Medicaid
President Biden intends to name Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the next four years, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Universal basic income could be coming for kids
Entrepreneurs, intellectuals and presidential candidates have in recent years touted “universal basic income,” a cash stipend to everyone with no strings attached, as the answer to poverty, automation and the drudgery of work. It has never gotten off the ground in the U.S.
AOC pushes back after Biden dismisses progressives' plan to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized President Biden after he shot down a proposal from progressive Democrats to eliminate $50,000 in student loan debt.
Biden to meet with unions pushing for infrastructure spending
President Biden is scheduled to meet in the White House Wednesday with senior labor union leaders, who are hoping to win commitments for a massive federal investment in infrastructure as well as efforts to create jobs in clean-tech and alternative energy, according to people familiar with the matter.
Art Laffer: Coronavirus stimulus spending would be long-term ‘killer’ of US economy
President Biden is moving forward with his $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus plan, but the increased spending could compromise the economy, Laffer Associates chairman Art Laffer warned on “Kudlow” Tuesday.
Biden to extend mortgage relief, foreclosure moratoriums
President Joe Biden's administration announced on Tuesday that it would extend a federal moratorium on home foreclosures and foreclosure relief programs for homeowners through June.
Biden administration to extend eviction, foreclosure moratorium through June 30
The Biden administration will extend the foreclosure moratorium and relief programs through June 30 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden minimum wage hike faces questions about his commitment to the plan
The effort to push through the $15 an hour minimum wage is facing an unexpected roadblock: President Biden himself.
Biden announces special ObamaCare enrollment period: What to know
President Biden touted health care as "a right, not a privilege" on Monday as he announced that the federal health insurance marketplace will reopen.
Biden's $1.9T stimulus would give almost $3,600 to poorest Americans, analysis finds
An analysis of the details of President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus plan found that it would give a nearly $3,600 financial benefit to the poorest quintile of Americans, and give similar benefits to nearly all income brackets.
Biden aides launch review into closing Guantanamo prison
The Biden administration has launched a formal review to investigate Guantanamo prison and determine whether it should close permanently.
After Keystone cancel, is the Dakota Access Pipeline next?
Keystone XL likely won't be last pipeline killing by the Biden administration.
Most Americans expect to save their $1,400 stimulus check, not spend it, new survey shows
More than one-third of Americans expect to save — not spend — the $1,400 stimulus check that President Biden is urging Congress to pass.
Biden climate change fight to fuel commodities supercycle
Loose monetary and fiscal policy and President Biden's climate change fight will boost commodities prices.
Former Keystone Pipeline worker slams AOC: People like her ‘laugh at our misfortune’
A former Keystone XL Pipeline worker slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Thursday, asserting that people like her “laugh at our misfortune.”
Biden administration on semiconductor chip shortage, promises help
The Biden administration is vowing to help with global semiconductor shortage.
Budget office expects $2.3T deficit before Biden relief plan
The Congressional Budget Office says the federal government is on track for a $2.3 trillion deficit this year, down roughly $900 billion from last year when the coronavirus pandemic led Congress to provide historic amounts of financial aid.
Biden says China will 'eat our lunch' after downplaying threat in 2019
President Biden warned that China will "eat our lunch" after speaking with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the countries' infrastructure and industry.



















