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Biden predicts student loan borrowers will start receiving relief within weeks, despite court challenge

By Sam Fossum and Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden predicted Thursday that student loan borrowers will start receiving relief — which is currently on hold over a court challenge — within weeks, projecting confidence that his administration will win the challenge. “We’re going to win that case. I think in the next two weeks

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Schumer: Georgia Senate race ‘going downhill’ but Pennsylvania debate ‘didn’t hurt us too much’

By Sam Fossum, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was caught on a hot mic Thursday expressing some concern over Democratic prospects in Georgia in the final weeks before the midterm elections, but he remained hopeful about Pennsylvania after their nominee’s recent debate performance. “The state where we’re going downhill is Georgia. It’s hard to

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‘Our security here is a joke’: Election workers lament lack of federal spending on security ahead of crucial midterms

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Millions in federal dollars could have gone to protect election workers and improve the physical security of their offices, but in a classic tale of bureaucratic red tape, most of it remains untapped less than two weeks before the midterm elections. The botched funding opportunity comes as election officials across the

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More than 13.8 million ballots have been cast in pre-election voting ahead of the 2022 midterms

By Ethan Cohen, Melissa Holzberg DePalo and Shania Shelton, CNN More than 13.8 million pre-election ballots have been cast in 44 states as of Thursday, according to data from election officials, Edison Research and Catalist. Florida continues to have the largest number of pre-election ballots cast for the midterm elections, at more than 1.9 million.

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Liz Cheney endorses Michigan Democratic congresswoman facing tough reelection and will campaign for her

By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming has endorsed a Democratic House colleague from Michigan locked in a competitive reelection fight and will campaign for her next week. In a statement Thursday, Cheney described Rep. Elissa Slotkin, with whom she serves on the Armed Services Committee, as “a good

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Bill Richardson Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico. Personal Birth date: November 15, 1947 Birth place: Pasadena, California Birth name: William Blaine Richardson III Father: William Blaine Richardson Jr., executive with Citibank Mother: Maria Luisa (Lopez-Collada) Richardson Marriage: Barbara (Flavin) Richardson (1972-present) Education: Tufts University, B.A.,

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US must strengthen defenses in face of increasing threats from China and Russia, US defense strategy says

By Ellie Kaufman, Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US must strengthen its defenses against increasing threats from both China and Russia, focusing on Beijing as its main global competitor, the Biden administration’s national defense strategy released Thursday says. While Russia remains an “acute threat” to the US according to the strategy, it has

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Trump lawyers and DOJ met in sealed court hearing related to Mar-a-Lago investigation Thursday

By Kaitlan Collins, Hannah Rabinowitz, Casey Gannon and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s legal defense team and federal prosecutors appeared at a sealed hearing on Thursday that was related at least in part to the Justice Department’s ongoing demands to make sure all documents marked classified have been returned to the federal government,

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