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White House leaning toward canceling $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who make less than $125,000

White House officials have been weighing -- and leaning toward -- the cancellation of up to $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower tied to an income threshold, with an official announcement set for Wednesday, CNN has learned.

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White House: US Must Accept 'Political Reality' In Syria

Speaking at a briefing, press secretary Sean Spicer accused the Obama administration of missing an opportunity to force Assad's ouster but said current circumstances now mean there's a lack of options to force Assad to leave office.

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READ: Trump's doctor releases statement after the President and first lady test positive for Covid-19

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus, the President announced early Friday morning, an extraordinary development coming months into a global pandemic and in the final stretch of his reelection campaign.

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Dismissal of Desegregation Court Order Threatens Texas School District Racial Ties

A federal court has released Longview ISD from decades-long supervision of its policies for educating students of color. It has made progress to topple the barriers still holding black and Hispanic students back from the same academic success as white students. But whether it continues a commitment to student equity now depends solely on the collective will of a school board that could change with a single election cycle.

The COVID-19 Racial Divide

As more states release racial demographic information (29 states so far according to The Atlantic), newly released studies show that 31% of Black adults are very concerned about getting COVID-19 compared to 18% of White adults (Pew Research Study conducted April 7 – April 12, 2020). See this Associated Press chart of 24 states and the District of Columbia showing the disproportionate effect on Black communities in each jurisdiction.

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City to Pay $65K to White Cop Who Was Taunted for Being 18% Black

A white police officer in Michigan who says he was taunted by fellow officers when he told them that he was part black will receive a $65,000 settlement, his attorney said. Sgt. Cleon Brown, a 19-year veteran with the police department in Hastings, Michigan, said a series of taunts began in 2016 when he took a genetic test through Ancestry.com and learned that he was 18% African.

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Congressman Al Green Joins President Biden for White House Signing of the CHIPS and Science Act

It was an honor to be with my colleagues and President Biden at the White House today for the signing of H.R. 4346 – The CHIPS and Science Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that I proudly voted for. The CHIPS and Science Act primarily makes a major investment of over $50 billion to bolster semiconductor production in the United States.

Biden's Covid-19 symptoms 'almost completely resolved,' doctor says

President Joe Biden's Covid-19 symptoms have "almost completely resolved," his physician said in an update Monday, as the President continues to isolate at the White House.

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Cassidy Hutchinson Is The Witness America Has Been Waiting For

In Cassidy Hutchinson, the House select committee on January 6 has found its most compelling witness to date.

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White House says Biden will receive his physical exam later this year

President Joe Biden will receive a regular physical exam later this year, the White House said Tuesday, setting a timeline for when the oldest first-term president in US history might provide more information about his health.

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Kellyanne Conway announces she's leaving the White House and George Conway is stepping away from Lincoln Project

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway announced Sunday evening she will leave her post at the end of the month while her husband, George Conway, said he was withdrawing from The Lincoln Project, both citing a need to focus on their family.

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Trump to be hospitalized at Walter Reed medical center 'for the next few days'

President Donald Trump will be hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and remain there for "the next few days," the White House said Friday afternoon.

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Halloween Recipe: Meringue Ghosts - A Frightfully Cute Halloween Treat

When you want to scare up a clever treat for Halloween, my Meringue Ghosts are just the trick! These little guys were a recipe in my first cookbook The Family Table, and they’ve been making an appearance almost every Halloween since. Few can resist their cute faces and sweet flavor, especially when they’re peeking from the top of individual treat bags.

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Pence's office says he did not attend swearing-in due to CDC guidelines

Vice President Mike Pence did not attend Monday night's White House swearing-in ceremony for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett because he was adhering to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, an administration official told CNN.

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Don't let Trump anywhere near emergency alerts

In theory, there is nothing objectionable about the White House's plan to send a message from President Trump to virtually every cell phone in the country. The message is a test of a warning system -- created under President Barack Obama in 2016 -- designed to alert the public about national emergencies.

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April Ryan Is 'Angry' About Death Threats, But She's Not Backing Down

White House correspondent April Ryan says she's received death threats from the public since asking press secretary Sarah Sanders at the White House press briefing on Tuesday if President Donald Trump has ever "thought about stepping down."

US to begin sharing AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine doses soon

The United States plans to share millions of doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine with other countries in the coming months, the White House announced on Monday.

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White House warns of Republican efforts to 'strip women of their rights' following Roe ruling

The Biden administration is promising to fight Republican efforts in the House of Representatives to pass a nationwide abortion ban at 15 weeks following the Supreme Court's historic decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, calling it an attempt to strip away women's rights.

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“Party of Lincoln Has Crashed”

Jackson Lee: “Republicans must now stand up en masse in defense of the American idea and ideal of equality of all persons by denouncing Trump’s obscene attempt to normalize neo-Nazis and White Supremacists. If the President does not know the difference between neo-Nazis and anti-racist protesters, then it is time for a different president.”

DC mayor narrows scope of report on renaming public buildings following backlash

Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser has narrowed the scope of a city panel's recommendations for the namesakes of public works to exclude federal buildings, including those bearing the names of Founding Fathers, following backlash from the White House.