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  • Biden announces launch of student loan forgiveness application

    Biden announces launch of student loan forgiveness application

     

    • Live Updates: In addition to forgiving some student loans, these are the other changes the Biden administration is making
    • Opinion: Biden’s student loan forgiveness is unfair and unwise

    ​• Live Updates: In addition to forgiving some student loans, these are the other changes the Biden administration is making
    • Opinion: Biden’s student loan forgiveness is unfair and unwise 

  • Ron Johnson’s campaign paid law firm associated with Jan. 6 false elector scheme for ‘recount consulting,’ per FEC records

    Ron Johnson’s campaign paid law firm associated with Jan. 6 false elector scheme for ‘recount consulting,’ per FEC records

     

    Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s Senate campaign has paid over $20,000 to a Wisconsin-based law firm that played a role in former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state, paying the firm for “legal consulting,” including efforts for a possible recount, Federal Election Commission records show.

    ​Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s Senate campaign has paid over $20,000 to a Wisconsin-based law firm that played a role in former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state, paying the firm for “legal consulting,” including efforts for a possible recount, Federal Election Commission records show. 

  • How a McConnell-linked group is closing the ad spending gap with Dems in key Senate races

    How a McConnell-linked group is closing the ad spending gap with Dems in key Senate races

     

    • Nation’s mood may be tilting in GOP’s favor
    • ‘I’m my own man’: Colorado Republican Senate nominee fires back at Trump
    • Democrats are facing stiff battles for governor in these key states
    • Opinion: Democracy is Kari Lake’s real opponent in Arizona’s governor’s race

    ​• Nation’s mood may be tilting in GOP’s favor
    • ‘I’m my own man’: Colorado Republican Senate nominee fires back at Trump
    • Democrats are facing stiff battles for governor in these key states
    • Opinion: Democracy is Kari Lake’s real opponent in Arizona’s governor’s race 

  • California governor blocks parole for Manson family member Patricia Krenwinkel

    California governor blocks parole for Manson family member Patricia Krenwinkel

     

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom blocked the parole of Patricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer in a notorious 1969 killing spree, saying “she currently poses an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety.”

    ​California Gov. Gavin Newsom blocked the parole of Patricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer in a notorious 1969 killing spree, saying “she currently poses an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety.” 

  • Tougher voting rules hit turnout efforts in key battleground states

    Tougher voting rules hit turnout efforts in key battleground states

     

    In 2020, when Angela Lang and her team at Black Leaders Organizing for Communities encountered Milwaukee residents who were nervous about voting in person during the pandemic, they pointed to a widely available alternative: ballot drop boxes.

    ​In 2020, when Angela Lang and her team at Black Leaders Organizing for Communities encountered Milwaukee residents who were nervous about voting in person during the pandemic, they pointed to a widely available alternative: ballot drop boxes. 

  • Walker acknowledges sending $700 check to woman who alleges he paid for abortion but denies it was for that purpose

    Walker acknowledges sending $700 check to woman who alleges he paid for abortion but denies it was for that purpose

     

    • Political mood tilts in Republicans’ favor with economy and inflation top of mind three weeks from midterms

    ​• Political mood tilts in Republicans’ favor with economy and inflation top of mind three weeks from midterms 

  • 1.3 million Americans with diabetes rationed insulin in the past year, study finds

    1.3 million Americans with diabetes rationed insulin in the past year, study finds

     

    In December, Stephanie Arceneaux of Utah will have been living with type 1 diabetes for 30 years. She was diagnosed at age 6.

    ​In December, Stephanie Arceneaux of Utah will have been living with type 1 diabetes for 30 years. She was diagnosed at age 6. 

  • How Democratic ads mislead on four GOP candidates’ abortion stances

    How Democratic ads mislead on four GOP candidates’ abortion stances

     

    Democrats have spent weeks attacking Republican midterm candidates with television ads about abortion. Some of the ads have been misleading.

    ​Democrats have spent weeks attacking Republican midterm candidates with television ads about abortion. Some of the ads have been misleading. 

  • Radioactive material found at Missouri elementary school more than 22 times expected amount

    Radioactive material found at Missouri elementary school more than 22 times expected amount

     

    An elementary school outside St. Louis was found to have “unacceptable” levels of radioactive contamination stemming from waste dating back to the creation of the first atomic bomb in the 1940s, and residents fear it may be linked to various cases of illness, disease, and deaths in the area.

    ​An elementary school outside St. Louis was found to have “unacceptable” levels of radioactive contamination stemming from waste dating back to the creation of the first atomic bomb in the 1940s, and residents fear it may be linked to various cases of illness, disease, and deaths in the area.