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Student loan borrowers gather near The White House in May 2020. On Thursday, the Senate voted to repeal President Biden's plan to offer up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt relief.

Politics & Government

Senate passes GOP-led resolution to block Biden's student loan relief plan

11:40am June 02, 2023

by Emily Olson

With President Biden pledging a veto, the resolution amounts to a mostly symbolic show of congressional disapproval on a plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt.

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Morning news brief

5:12am June 02, 2023

The Senate passes debt ceiling bill that prevents the U.S. from defaulting. A mom takes on YouTube over deadly social media blackout challenge. The U.S. and China headline a global defense summit.

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What the debt ceiling measure passed by Congress means for SNAP recipients

5:10am June 02, 2023

A bipartisan bill to avert a historic default has passed the Senate and now heads to the president. One of the key provisions in the bill is being questioned for what it actually achieves.

Foot soldier Paulette Roby stands in Birmingham's Kelly Ingram Park, one of the sites where students peacefully marched in the Spring of 1963 demanding equal rights.

60 years since 'The Children's Crusade' changed Birmingham and the nation

5:00am June 02, 2023

The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act.

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Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer of New York walks to his office at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.

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Senate sends debt ceiling legislation to President Biden's desk with days to spare

10:58pm June 01, 2023

As the threat of a financial default neared, the Senate approved compromise, bipartisan legislation to lift the debt ceiling with just days to spare.

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Supreme Court vetoes efforts to limit anti-fraud law aimed at government contractors

7:10pm June 01, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The cases involve allegations that major retail pharmacies knowingly overcharged Medicaid and Medicare by overstating what their "usual and customary prices" are.

By an 8-to-1 vote, the high court ruled against unionized truck drivers who walked off the job, but it preserved the rights of workers to time their strikes for maximum effect.

Unions are relieved as the Supreme Court leaves the right to strike intact

6:00pm June 01, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The high court ruled against truck drivers who walked off the job, leaving their trucks loaded with wet concrete, but it preserved the rights of workers to time their strikes for maximum effect.

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Expert raises concerns about changes to NC teen driving rules

5:45pm June 01, 2023

by April Laissle

A North Carolina driving safety expert is raising concerns about a new state law that will soon permanently shorten the amount of time teenagers must wait before driving unsupervised.

The House has approved critical legislation to lift the debt ceiling

5:11pm June 01, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

The House approved the debt ceiling bill, and it will now head to the Senate. This is brushing up against the deadline for when the U.S. is projected to run out of money to pay its bills: June 5.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is celebrating after the House passed the debt ceiling bill

4:57pm June 01, 2023

by Deirdre Walsh

Roughly six months after Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the House, he negotiated a bipartisan bill to lift the debt ceiling and avoid default — which passed overwhelmingly with 300 votes.