Andrew Bailey
Federal Appeals Court Delivers Final Blow To Biden’s $500M Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals put an official end to former President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan on Tuesday.
Business
DOGE Cuts DEI Funding, Axes Over $370M In Education Grants
In only two days, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut a staggering $370 million in taxpayer funding that was being spent on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the Department of Education (DOE).
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat Lawmakers Reintroduce Slavery Reparations Bill
Democrat lawmakers reintroduced legislation on Wednesday aiming to deliver slavery reparations to Black Americans amidst President Donald Trump’s federal purge of DEI policies.
14th Amendment
Immigration Law Attorney: Birthright Citizenship Hinges On The Definition Of ‘Jurisdiction Thereof’
The Immigration Reform Law Institute argues that to be a United States citizen at birth under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, a person must be born in the United States to parents who were legally residing in the country at the time of the birth.
Abril Elfi
South Carolina: Convicted Murderer Marion Bowman Jr. To Be Executed In First U.S. Execution Of 2025
Marion Bowman Jr., who was found guilty of fatally shooting and setting a 21-year-old woman on fire in 2001, is set to become the first person executed in the U.S. in the new year on Friday — with his execution taking place in South Carolina.
Abril Elfi
Iranian Judiciary: 2 Supreme Court Judges Fatally Shot Before Suspect Turns Gun On Himself
Two Iranian supreme court judges have died after a gunman opened fire before turning the gun on himself.
Adrianus Warmerhoven
SCOTUS Unanimously Upholds TikTok Ban, Enforcement Left Up To Incoming Trump Administration
The Supreme Court has unanimously voted to uphold President Joe Biden’s law barring TikTok from users in the United States after the Chinese parent company refused to sell the platform.
2024
Sources: TikTok Is Preparing For U.S. Shutdown On Sunday
TikTok plans to shut down its application for all United States users on Sunday, unless the Supreme Court intervenes by moving to block it.
Apple
TikTok prepares for US shutdown from Sunday, sources say
TikTok plans to shut its app for U.S. users from Sunday, when a federal ban on the social media app could come into effect.
American
Biden Exploits Loophole For Final Move On Student Loans As Total Forgiveness Costs Reach $183B
With just a week until inauguration day, President Joe Biden announced the cancellation of student debt for another 150,000 borrowers.