[ad_1] The growing fixation on the deficit is notable for a White House that championed an expansive economic agenda, including trillions of dollars in emergency deficit spending that, it says, proved critical to fighting the pandemic and revitalizing the economy. The rhetorical shift has quietly worried some progressive-minded Democrats whoContinue Reading
[ad_1] Under the relief plan, anyone making less than $125,000 a year could have their student loans cut by $10,000. of the United States the supreme court will hear the president on tuesday Joe Biden a plan that would seek to eliminate nearly $400 billion in student loan repayments. TheContinue Reading
[ad_1] “Having the technicians and the engineers and skilled mechanics, that is going to be a challenge in the United States,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a prominent Democratic clean energy proponent whose own 2020 presidential platform helped shape some of Biden’s policies, said in an interview. Democrats’ Inflation Reduction ActContinue Reading
[ad_1] Kerry’s relationship with his Chinese counterpart, Xie Zhenhua, has been a rare bright spot between the United States and China. Kerry has sought to carve out a separate lane to discuss climate with China, the world’s top emitter. He told The Boston Globe those talks have been paused forContinue Reading
[ad_1] The decades-old rule that the U.S. would not use countries’ past behavior against them when deciding to sell has also been abandoned. “It’s not that we will only decide against arms transfers if they meet that new lower bar of ‘more likely than not,’” said the official, who askedContinue Reading
[ad_1] Other Trump critics were more blunt in dismissing the motives behind his visit. “It’s clear that it’s a political stunt,” said former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a Republican and former member of Congress who led DOT during President Barack Obama’s first term. “If he wants to visit, he’s aContinue Reading
[ad_1] Her departure comes at a time of broader, high profile personnel changes inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, with chief of staff Ron Klain and communications director Kate Bedingfield both announcing their own exits in recent weeks. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh became the first cabinet official to willingly depart as well.Continue Reading
[ad_1] In addition, majority non-white neighborhoods accounted for more applications per capita than did majority-white ZIP codes. Borrowers in blue states were generally more likely to sign up for the program than borrowers in red states, where many Republican officials have railed against its legality and cost. Congressional districts wonContinue Reading
[ad_1] That figure eclipses the pace of both Donald Trump and Barack Obama. [ad_2] #Senate #Democrats #marked #major #milestone #Tuesday #Theyve #confirmed #Joe #Bidens #picks #federal #courts ( With inputs from : www.politico.com )Continue Reading
[ad_1] To Democrats, such projects and the domestic manufacturing incentives included in Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act are the key to creating a homegrown clean energy industry that will end China’s dominance, while weaning the U.S. off fossil fuels. But Republicans contend that the president is recklessly pushing a quick transitionContinue Reading