Trump administration drops legal fight to overhaul student loan forgiveness program
The Trump administration is moving to end its legal fight to overhaul the popular Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
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Maine Sen. Collins enlists ex-Democratic colleague Manchin in effort to highlight her independence
Republican Susan Collins is campaigning with a former Democratic colleague in the late stage of the Maine senator’s tight reelection campaign.
Trump again targets offshore wind, risking deal to speed approvals of new energy projects
The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to let it reconsider a major federal permit granted for a large offshore wind farm. It’s the fourth project the Republican leadership has targeted in recent months.
Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting, AP analysis shows
States with Senate races crucial to controlling the chamber this year are seeing an increase in the number of early ballots cast compared with four years ago.
Democrats sue to block Trump administration from usurping states’ authority to administer elections
Democratic Party leaders are suing to block President Donald Trump’s administration from usurping states’ authority to administer elections. Their lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court. It accuses the administration of trying to intimidate state and local election officials into complying with illegal demands before the Nov. 3 midterm election.
Trump’s political groups spend nearly $277 million in late midterm blitz on behalf of GOP candidates
Expenditures by President Trump’s PAC on the midterm elections are unprecedented for a sitting president and underscores the stakes.
Vance says he’s ‘disgusted’ by GOP pushback to Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother
A Vivek Ramaswamy ad against his Democratic opponent for Ohio governor, Dr. Amy Acton, shows Acton’s birth mother calling her “a liar.”
It’s not just gas and groceries. Childcare costs weigh on some voters before the midterm elections
Rising childcare costs are a factor for parents weighing how to vote in November’s midterm elections. Childcare costs have risen faster than inflation from 2020 to 2024.
A ‘golden age’ vs. ‘we’re working on it’: Trump and Vance give different pitches on the economy
President Donald Trump says “the golden age of America is upon us.” VP JD Vance walks a tightrope and says he knows prices are high.
Here’s why Rubio is visiting a small Indian city that’s home to world’s largest oil-refining complex
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Jamnagar, India, home to one of the world’s largest oil-refining complexes.