Category: Politics
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Nine Million Borrowers Are in Default. Washington Is Waiting Out the Election.
More than nine million Americans are in default on $234 billion in federal student loans. Treasury is reportedly preparing to collect, but maybe not until after the midterms. Here’s why waiting costs taxpayers, and what a fair, conservative fix looks like.
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Machado Is Back in Venezuela. Now Demand an Election Date.
Nobel laureate María Corina Machado is back in Venezuela after nearly 10 months in exile. Maduro is gone, but Delcy Rodríguez still has no election on the calendar.
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Ebola Has Killed 4,700. The CDC Is Right to Guard the Gate.
Starting Nov. 3, every passenger flying to the United States must attest they haven’t been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 21 days. The WHO opposes travel limits. Here’s why the CDC is right, and where Washington still has to get it right.
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Wyden Wants a Data Center Tax. He Left the Rate Blank.
Sen. Ron Wyden wants a new data center tax. He also wants to stretch unemployment benefits for a wave of AI layoffs that hasn’t arrived yet. On Friday, Oct. 23, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee released draft text for both ideas. There is just one problem. The draft doesn’t say how big…
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Audi Picked Georgia. Tariffs Just Earned a Win.
Audi will build its first U.S. factory near Macon, Georgia: about $4 billion and 4,500 jobs. Tariffs helped make the case, but taxpayers should still watch the fine print.
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A Philly Cop Was Killed. The Blame Game Started Before His Funeral.
Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber served two tours in Iraq and came home safe. Then, on Oct. 10, he was shot and killed on a West Philadelphia porch while answering a call about a person with a gun. He was 40. He left behind his wife, Lisa, and their children, Finn and Emily. Naturally, that…
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France Is Rioting Over the Bill. America Should Take Notes.
Hundreds of thousands marched across France and nearly 1,000 were arrested. The anger over living costs is real, but the deeper cause is a debt bill France put off for decades. America should learn from it.
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SNAP Fraud Has Two Victims. Chip Cards Can Protect Both.
A DOJ and USDA surge tied nearly $42 million in SNAP fraud to more than 40 defendants, and USDA now wants chip cards in every state. Prosecution matters, but prevention is the cheaper fix for families and taxpayers alike.
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A Judge’s AI-Drafted Order Cited a Fake Case. Now He’s Off It.
The Fifth Circuit vacated Judge Henry Wingate’s injunction against Mississippi’s anti-DEI law after finding AI hallucinations in his orders, including a court case that does not exist. Here is what happened, and why a judge’s signature has to mean something.
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Most Schools Still Haven’t Recovered From COVID. Louisiana Did.
A new CRPE report finds only 10.5% of students attend districts that have recovered from pandemic learning loss in both reading and math. Louisiana is the lone state above 2019 levels. Here is what it did, and what parents should demand from their own state.
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