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Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore SAVE student debt plan

4:15pm August 28, 2024

The justices rejected an administration request to put most of the latest multibillion-dollar plan back into effect while lawsuits make their way through lower courts.

Israeli PM Netanyahu Delivers Address To Joint Meeting Of U.S. Congress

Prime Minister Netanyahu urges U.S. to stand with Israel as war in Gaza nears 10th month

5:00am July 24, 2024

The Israeli leader spoke Wednesday to a joint meeting of Congress amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Republicans are strongly supportive of Israel, while Democrats are increasingly critical.

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For decades, all research in federally funded laboratories had to use only marijuana grown at a single facility located in Oxford, Mississippi.

Scientists welcome new rules on marijuana, but research will still face obstacles

4:59pm May 06, 2024

by Rhitu Chatterjee

When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science.

Student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Biden forgives more than $6 billion in loans for 317,000 Art Institutes students

1:12pm May 01, 2024

by C Mandler

President Biden announced the relief for attendees of the now-shuttered art schools, saying they "falsified data, knowingly misled students, and cheated borrowers into taking on mountains of debt."

A person prepares a marijuana cigarette in New York City on April 20, 2024.

Politics & Government

The Biden administration is moving to reclassify marijuana. Here's what that means

10:37pm April 30, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

The Justice Department is expected to propose a new, lower classification for marijuana that would lessen restrictions on the drug. But there's another review process to come.

The Biden administration is establishing new standards for how much time each day a nursing home resident gets direct care from a nurse or an aide.

Most nursing homes don't have enough staff to meet the federal government's new rules

7:22pm April 24, 2024

by Jordan Rau

The new rules mean 4 out of 5 nursing homes will need more aides and nurses. Unions hailed the change, but advocates say it's not enough care, while nursing home owners say it's an "impossible task."

An EMT wearing personal protective equipment prepares to unload COVID-19 transfer patients in the early days of the pandemic. The Biden Administration has just announced a new program aimed at preventing the next pandemic.

Health & Safety

The U.S. has come up with its own global strategy to thwart the next pandemic

5:01pm April 16, 2024

by Gabrielle Emanuel

The Biden administration has launched a new effort to improve the ability of the U.S. to prevent, detect and respond to global health threats. Some experts say the new strategy doesn't go far enough.

A man walks past a mural featuring oil pumps and wells in Caracas, Venezuela, as the country faces the prospect of the U.S. reimposing oil sanctions.

World News

Biden has to decide soon whether to sanction Venezuela. Here's what to know

8:18am April 16, 2024

by John Otis

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government faces a deadline this week — to commit to holding free and fair elections or face renewed U.S. oil sanctions.

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Vice President Harris watches as President Biden signs an executive order on artificial intelligence on Oct. 30. On Thursday, the Biden administration issued new rules on how government agencies can implement AI.

Politics & Government

The White House issued new rules on how government can use AI. Here's what they do

2:23pm March 29, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

The memo outlines how government agencies can implement artificial intelligence and requires that agencies have a chief AI officer.

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Activists and students protest in front of the Supreme Court during a rally for student debt cancellation in Washington, D.C., in February 2023.

Education

Biden cancels nearly $6 billion in student debt for public service workers

4:07pm March 21, 2024

Because of past administrative failures, the some 78,000 affected public service workers such as nurses and teachers never got the relief they were entitled to under the law, Biden said.