Bill Restricting Transgender Student Athletes Stalls in the Senate

Lawmakers in Ghana reintroduce an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that sparked criticism

Yahoo News - 2d

Europe Faces a Huge Bill to Defend Ukraine. Investors Are Thrilled.

Europeans would need to ramp up military spending quickly, a notion that has set off a market rally, led by defense stocks.

The New York Times - 3d

GOP rep introduces measure putting Trump's face on $100 bill

First-term GOP Rep. Brandon Gill (Texas) has introduced a measure that would require all $100 bills to have President Trump’s face on them. The legislation, titled the Golden Age Act of 2025, ...

The Hill - 2d

Lawmakers in Ghana reintroduce an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that sparked criticism

Lawmakers in Ghana have reintroduced an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that was passed by parliament last year but not enacted

ABC News - 2d

Spring football preview: Carson Beck, Bill Belichick add intrigue to ACC

As spring practices get underway, we begin our conference-by-conference previews with the ACC.

ESPN - 2d

Johnson eyes short-term funding bill with no cuts to prevent shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he wants to pass a short-term spending bill with no spending cuts to avoid the government shutdown that would take effect in less than two weeks. It's unclear if he ...

CBS News - 2d

Bill Belichick's first season at North Carolina won't be documented by 'Hard Knocks'

The school had been in discussions with NFL Films regarding a behind-the-scenes look at Belichick's first season in Chapel Hill.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

DeLauro rejects one-year stopgap spending bill backed by Republicans: ‘Nonstarter’

The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee is rejecting the idea of a stopgap spending bill to fund the government at current levels through the remainder of the fiscal year. That ...

The Hill - 1d

Spitting Image and Dead Ringers creator Bill Dare dies

Tributes have been paid to the 64-year-old comedy writer, who died in an "accident overseas".

BBC News - 1d

Energy and Commerce discusses next steps for Trump’s party-line bill

Politico - 1d

'A hot mess': Federal office that resolves surprise medical bills slashed by Trump

Ending surprise medical bills used to be a Trump priority, but he just slashed the federal office working on that.

ABC News - 1d

Biden's SAVE repayment plan for student loan borrowers is dead. Here's what to know

Now that the Biden administration's SAVE plan is blocked, millions of student loan borrowers will need to find a new way to repay their debt.

CNBC - Feb. 22

WATCH: MLB legend Alex Rodriguez drains halfcourt shot to win Bucknell student $10K, celebrates with fans

A Bucknell student won $10K thanks to A-Rod's unlikely halfcourt bank shot

CBS Sports - Feb. 23

Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Education Department’s Student Loan Databases

The American Federation of Teachers, a union representing more than 1.8 million educators, had sued to keep members of Mr. Musk’s government efficiency team out of the Education Department’s systems.

The New York Times - Feb. 24

Federal judge blocks Musk's DOGE from access to student loan borrowers' personal data

Elon Musk's government-slashing effort, DOGE, is temporarily barred from accessing personal data on 42 million student loan borrowers, a federal judge ruled.

CNBC - Feb. 24

Student loan borrowers face abrupt 180 as GOP budget plans threaten to raise payments

Student loan borrowers could see their payments increase under budget plans currently under discussion by House Republicans, a violent about-face after years of working with the Biden ...

The Hill - Feb. 25

A soccer ball, a T-shirt: teachers scramble to say goodbye to students fleeing under Trump

As families move away to avoid deportation, excruciating goodbyes leave teachers feeling ‘completely empty’. A soccer ball covered in signatures from classmates. A handwritten letter telling a ...

The Guardian - Feb. 26

2 college students were publicly caned for having gay sex in Indonesia’s Aceh

Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them for having gay sex

ABC News - Feb. 27

Student-loan borrowers struggle to access repayment plans. Advocates worry about ‘chaos.’

The Trump administration’s push for efficiency could result in student-loan borrowers receiving the bare minimum of service just as millions of them need help staying on track.

MarketWatch - Feb. 27

Patrick Mahomes surprises Texas Tech student who made viral 94-foot putt with free tuition

Texas Tech Red Raiders athletics will cover the student's tuition for next Fall after he sank the on-court putt on Monday.

ESPN - 6d

Trump administration removes student loan repayment applications from Education Department website

The Trump administration has taken down the applications for popular student loan repayment plans from the U.S. Department of Education's website.

CNBC - 6d

Louisiana college student dies in off-campus event, university halts fraternity initiation activities

Caleb Wilson, a 20-year-old junior at Southern University and A&M College, died Thursday after attending an off-campus event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

NBC News - 5d

Serbian students declare 'we deserve better' as latest anti-graft rally adds pressure on government

Yahoo News - 5d

With student test scores flailing, DOGE cuts to Nation's Report Card raise red flags

Cuts to the Department of Education are hitting the highly valued Nation’s Report Card even as sirens blare on student test scores. The 12th grade National Assessment of Educational Progress ...

The Hill - 4d

Student loan borrowers pursuing public service forgiveness are 'panicking,' expert says. Here's what to know.

As the Trump administration overhauls the student loan system, many borrowers pursuing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program are worried about its future.

NBC News - 2d

Student loan borrowers pursuing public service forgiveness are 'panicking,' expert says. Here's what to know

As the Trump administration overhauls the student loan system, many borrowers pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness are worried about the future.

CNBC - 2d

Building a ‘second republic’: students who led Bangladesh revolution launch political party

Jatiya Nagorik party, popular among the country’s vast youth, could shift electoral landscape but needs to show democratic, secular credentials. In the shadow of Bangladesh’s parliament building, ...

The Guardian - 1d

London student who drugged and raped 10 women may have 50 more victims, police fear

Police source says extent of Zhenhao Zou’s violence against women could be worst seen in Britain. Zhenhao Zou: ‘charming’ PhD student who filmed dozens of attacks on women Police fear the PhD ...

The Guardian - 1d

Student guilty of raping 10 women could have attacked 50 more, police say

Zhenhao Zou filmed nine of the assaults as "souvenirs" and another eight of his victims are yet to be traced.

BBC News - 22h

Millions of student borrowers are behind on loans — and may see their credit scores tank, VantageScore finds

The 9 million federal student loan borrowers who are late on their bills may see their credit scores tank by as much as 129 points, a new report finds.

CNBC - 20h

Steve Carell surprises students affected by Los Angeles wildfires with free prom tickets

Actor Steve Carell found a way to bring smiles to 800 high school students whose live have been turned upside down in recent months because of the Los Angeles wildfires.

NBC News - 1h

Trump Labor Nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer Faces Pressure at Senate Hearing

Asked for her views on pro-labor legislation she backed as a House Republican, Lori Chavez-DeRemer said she would simply serve the president’s agenda.

The New York Times - Feb. 19

David Boren, former Oklahoma governor and veteran US senator, dies at 83

David Boren, the former Oklahoma governor and longtime U.S. Senate intelligence chief who went on to lead the University of Oklahoma after his retirement from politics, has died

ABC News - Feb. 20

McConnell announces he will not seek re-election in Senate floor speech

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., marked his 83rd birthday on the Senate floor as he announced that he will not be seeking re-election to Congress in 2026.

NBC News - Feb. 20

Former Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron launches Senate bid

Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R ) announced Thursday that he is launching a bid for the seat being vacated by longtime Sen. Mitch McConnell (R). “Kentucky, it's time for a new ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Senate adopts budget resolution after marathon overnight vote-a-rama

The Senate on Friday adopted a budget resolution intended to serve as a blueprint to deliver the first part of President Trump’s agenda. Senators voted 52-48 along party lines on the resolution ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections

Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage over Democratic objections after a nearly all-night vote

ABC News - Feb. 21

Senate's 'vote-a-rama' and Mexican troops at border: Morning Rundown

Senate adopts a $340 billion budget with Trump's priorities. Entire police department put on leave. Mexico ramps up troops at the border. Best egg substitutes.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Democrats channel outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session

The budget resolution from Republicans was on the agenda in the Senate, but the nearly all-night debate encompassed so much more

ABC News - Feb. 21

Details on Senate-passed GOP budget plan after "vote-a-rama"

Senate Republicans have passed a budget resolution after pulling an all-nighter through a process known as "vote-a-rama." The passage comes despite President Trump's earlier backing of a competing ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

Bill Restricting Transgender Student Athletes Stalls in the Senate

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