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Students eat lunch at Albert D. Lawton Intermediate School in Essex Junction, Vt., on June 9. The pandemic-era federal aid that made school meals available for free to all public school students — regardless of family income levels — is ending, raisin

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As students go back to school, many face a lunch bill for the first time in 2 years

2:06pm August 25, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

Parents and schools prepare to lose free meals provided as federal assistance during the pandemic at a time when families are feeling the strain of high food, gas, housing and utility costs.

Some say the student loan debt plan isn't enough, while others say it shouldn't have happened at all.

And now what? The question that follows Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

11:00am August 25, 2022

by Lauren Hodges

Some families are rejoicing over newfound financial freedom, but the move has critics on both sides of the issue. Some say it's not enough, while others say it shouldn't have happened at all.

Biden wants to erase some or all federal student loan debt for millions of borrowers

7:17am August 25, 2022

President Biden announced a sweeping student loan cancellation plan Wednesday. Some are rejoicing over newfound financial freedom, but there are critics on both sides.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been pushing for student loan relief for years

7:17am August 25, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts about the Biden administration's plan to forgive some college debt owed by millions of American students.

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Deadline looms for DOJ to submit a redacted affidavit on FBI's Mar-a-Lago search

5:07am August 25, 2022

The Justice Department faces a Thursday deadline in federal court in Florida to submit its proposed redactions to the affidavit used to get the warrant for searching ex-President Trump's Florida home.

Biden names new a Secret Service director as the agency faces controversy

8:02pm August 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

President Biden named Kim Cheatle, a veteran Secret Service official, to be the agency's next director as it faces controversy over missing text messages around the time of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

The Justice Department has released a nine-page memorandum from 2019 to then-Attorney General William Barr that lays out the case for not prosecuting former President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice in connection with special counsel Robert Muelle

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DOJ releases a Mueller-era memo to Barr on the decision to not prosecute Trump

5:26pm August 24, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The Justice Department has released a 2019 memo laying out the case for not prosecuting former President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice in connection with the Russia investigation.

Lachlan Murdoch, co-chairman of 21st Century Fox, is pictured in Idaho in 2017. He's now sued an Australian news site for defamation.

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An Australian news site dared Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch to sue. Now he has

5:17pm August 24, 2022

by David Folkenflik

An Australian news site published an opinion column arguing that Fox News, Lachlan Murdoch and his father Rupert shared in responsibility for the U.S. Capitol siege.

More than two years ago, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged to cancel at least $10,000 in federal student loans. The pledge has followed his administration ever since.

Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell Grant recipients

4:59pm August 24, 2022

President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for other borrowers making under $125,000 a year.

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6 months into the war in Ukraine, diplomats haven't made much headway on peace talks

4:44pm August 24, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

There has been very little diplomacy during the course of the war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are seeking battlefield advantage before negotiating.