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Student-Loan Worker Says Income-Based Debt-Repayment Plans Have Always Been a ‘Bad Program’

The purpose of income-driven repayment plans for student loans is in the name: Give borrowers affordable monthly payments based on the income they're bringing home, with the promise of loan forgiveness after about 20 years.

Senators Sound Alarm on TikTok

The perceived threat of Chinese spying through the popular social media app TikTok has leaders in both parties sounding the alarm and urging a federal response.

Pennsylvania State GOP Files Lawsuit to Throw Out Mail-in Voting Law

Pennsylvania Republicans are arguing a 2019 law that largely expanded mail-in voting in the Commonwealth has been made invalid by a court ruling.

A Chinese Intelligence Operation in America’s Great Plains?

The meaning of weiqi, the ancient Chinese game of strategy, is ‘encirclement game.’

Indiana Republicans Introduce Pro-life Bill That Prohibits Most Abortions

The bill allowed exceptions for rape, incest, and the lfie of the mother.

Gun Control Bill Confiscates Weapons for ‘Common Use’

"The problem is that they're in common use," said Democrat Jerry Nadler of New York.

House Committee Approves First Assault Weapons Ban Bill in Decades

The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday moved a bill banning assault weapons forward, but it’s unclear if the legislation has enough support to pass a floor vote.

Republicans Should Reject the Gay-Marriage Bill

By a vote of 267 to 157, with 47 Republicans joining the majority, the House has passed a bill requiring all state governments to stick with the redefinition of marriage that the Supreme Court ordered in 2015.

8 House ‘Republicans’ Vote for Democrat-Led ‘Right to Contraception Act’: H.R. 8373

House of Representatives on Thursday passed the bill 228–195.

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