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Student debt relief can move ‘full speed ahead’ despite temporary hold, Education Secretary pledges

By Sarah Fortinsky and Sonnet Swire, CNN The head of the Education Department pledged Saturday to keep “moving full speed ahead” on plans to implement President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program, coming a day after a federal appeals court put a temporary hold on it, barring the administration from canceling loans covered under the

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Shalanda Young has quietly become central to Joe Biden’s presidency. Her most important work may be yet to come.

By Phil Mattingly, CNN As Washington obsesses over polls, fundraising and closing campaign messages, a high-stakes legislative battle is waiting on the other side of the midterm elections. Lawmakers will have a little more than a month to reach an agreement to fund the government, with officials on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue keenly aware

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Mystery robocall thanks Democrats in competitive Georgia races for supporting abortion rights of ‘birthing persons’

By Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN A political robocall made to tens of thousands of Georgians thanked a vulnerable congressional Democrat and the Democratic nominee for governor for protecting the rights of “birthing persons” to “have an abortion up until the date of birth” — targeting abortion rights tension in the competitive races. The

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GOP candidates seize on decision about Covid-19 vaccines for children as a rallying cry for parental rights

By Maeve Reston and Donald Judd, CNN Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Republicans have whipped up anger within their base over pandemic restrictions, masking and school closures. Now weeks before the midterm election, high-profile GOP candidates are framing a new decision about Covid-19 vaccines for children as the next front in the battle

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Pair of Legal Missouri 2022 ads removed from YouTube following cease-and-desist letter from MSHP

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) A pair of advertisements supporting the recreational use of marijuana were removed from YouTube following a cease-and-desist letter was issued by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Missouri State Highway Patrol claimed on Thursday that the ads — one lasting 30 seconds, the other 15 seconds — contained unauthorized use of the MSHP name

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