Trump administration could block student loan relief for some workers in public service

Trump administration could block student loan relief for some workers in public service

The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would bar people with outstanding college loans from relief on that debt if their employers were found to be “undermining national security and American values through illegal means.” The proposed rule, announced Monday by the Department of Education, would restrict people from participating in the federal Public Student…

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Nebraska governor announces plan for immigrant detention center to aid in Trump's deportation efforts

Nebraska governor announces plan for immigrant detention center to aid in Trump’s deportation efforts

Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in a farming area in the state’s southwest corner as President Trump’s administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations. Pillen said he and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had agreed to use an existing minimum security prison work camp…

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Elon Musk wearing a DOGE cap

Judges Hand Elon Musk Double Legal Blow

Elon Musk and Tesla suffered a pair of legal setbacks on Monday after federal judges in California and Maryland certified separate class action lawsuits against the carmaker and its CEO personally. The rulings open the door for broader litigation over Tesla’s marketing of its self-driving technology, and Musk’s alleged role in efforts to defund the…

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European leaders gather for Ukraine peace talks at the White House – in pictures | US news

European leaders gather for Ukraine peace talks at the White House – in pictures | US news

Six European leaders joined Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a briefing after Donald Trump’s recent summit with Vladimir Putin Compiled by Michael Williams Main image: Donald Trump receives Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House almost six months after their disastrous previous meeting there. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Mon 18 Aug 2025 23.36 BST Last modified on Mon 18…

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Environmental groups sue Trump administration over "secret report" by "known climate contrarians"

Environmental groups sue Trump administration over “secret report” by “known climate contrarians”

The Trump administration has reduced funding for climate research, dismissed federal scientists who worked on the National Climate Assessment, and removed past editions of the report from government websites. Now, critics say, it is taking the next step: rewriting the science itself, according to a lawsuit filed this week by environmental groups. As the Environmental…

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Kremlin gives more details about Trump-Putin summit as Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets with U.K.'s Starmer

Kremlin gives more details about Trump-Putin summit as Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets with U.K.’s Starmer

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to London on Thursday, a day before a critical U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska. “Yesterday, together with all partners, today in a bilateral format, we discussed expectations from the meeting in Alaska and possible prospects,” Zelenskyy said in a social media post after the meeting. “We…

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