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Texas sues over federal program that lets minors get birth control without parental consent
Read full article: Texas sues over federal program that lets minors get birth control without parental consentTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Secretary Xavier Becerra, and other members of the Biden Administration for a federal contraception program that allows minors to get birth control prescribed without parental consent.
Texas AG files lawsuit to stop rule ‘forcing’ healthcare providers to perform gender transitions
Read full article: Texas AG files lawsuit to stop rule ‘forcing’ healthcare providers to perform gender transitionsThe states of Texas and Montana have teamed up in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and multiple members of the Biden Administration in an attempt to terminate controversial policies surrounding gender affirming surgeries.
Education Department announces student loan forgiveness for 800,000 borrowers
Read full article: Education Department announces student loan forgiveness for 800,000 borrowersThe action is a result of what the department calls a “fix” to income-driven repayment plans. It’s expected to provide $39 billion in federal student loan forgiveness.
Biden administration asks the Supreme Court to allow student loan forgiveness program
Read full article: Biden administration asks the Supreme Court to allow student loan forgiveness programThe Biden administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, which has been blocked by a federal appeals court.
Biden to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession
Read full article: Biden to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possessionPresident Joe Biden on Thursday announced he will take executive action to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession.
Biden administration expected to make announcement about federal student loans soon, but some worry loan forgiveness will make inflation worse
Read full article: Biden administration expected to make announcement about federal student loans soon, but some worry loan forgiveness will make inflation worseThe Biden Administration could make an announcement regarding federal student loans as early as Wednesday, according to NBC News.
White House: Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again in `rebound’ case
Read full article: White House: Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again in `rebound’ casePresident Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again in `rebound’ case, has no reemergence of symptoms and will isolate, according to White House officials.
Biden bounces back after bike fall near Delaware beach home
Read full article: Biden bounces back after bike fall near Delaware beach homePresident Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but said he wasn’t hurt.
Biden bounces back after bike fall near Delaware beach home
Read full article: Biden bounces back after bike fall near Delaware beach homePresident Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but said he wasn’t hurt.
President Biden delivers remarks at the inaugural Ceremony of the Ninth Summit of the Americas
Read full article: President Biden delivers remarks at the inaugural Ceremony of the Ninth Summit of the AmericasPresident Joe Biden delivered remarks at the inaugural ceremony of the Ninth Summit of the Americas on Wednesday night.
WATCH LIVE: President Biden honors veterans at Arlington National Cemetery
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: President Biden honors veterans at Arlington National CemeteryPresident Joe Biden will honor U.S. service members in remarks at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday as part of a day of events commemorating veterans and their families.
White House director of National Drug Control Policy visits Houston, announces new funding to stop drug trafficking
Read full article: White House director of National Drug Control Policy visits Houston, announces new funding to stop drug traffickingThe director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Dr. Rahul Gupta, will host a news conference in Houston to announce new funding to stop drug trafficking.
Migrants arrive in D.C. on buses sent by GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Read full article: Migrants arrive in D.C. on buses sent by GOP Texas Gov. Greg AbbottA group of undocumented migrants arrived in the nation’s capital Wednesday on a bus sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, part of the Republican governor’s strategy to oppose the Biden administration’s rescinding of a Trump-era border policy.
WATCH LIVE: President Biden to address the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: President Biden to address the National League of Cities Congressional City ConferencePresident Biden is set to speak during the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference in Washington, DC.
Biden to deliver Tuesday speech on omicron variant as COVID-19 cases rise
Read full article: Biden to deliver Tuesday speech on omicron variant as COVID-19 cases risePresident Joe Biden will deliver a speech on Tuesday addressing the omicron variant, where he will unveil new steps the administration is taking to help communities in need of assistance, a White House official told NBC News on Saturday.
Watch live: President Biden to speak on Build Back Better plan, prescription drug prices
Read full article: Watch live: President Biden to speak on Build Back Better plan, prescription drug pricesPresident Joe Biden is expected to speak on how the Build Back Better plan will help lower the cost of prescription drugs.
WATCH LIVE: President Biden to hold news conference as he wraps up overseas travel
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: President Biden to hold news conference as he wraps up overseas travelPresident Joe Biden is set to speak at a press conference Tuesday afternoon as he wraps up his overseas trip to Europe.
Biden Administration may be overreaching with its plan to force private businesses to have vaccine mandates in place
Read full article: Biden Administration may be overreaching with its plan to force private businesses to have vaccine mandates in placeTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton is promising to sue over the president’s plan that impacts tens of millions of working Americans.
President Biden says verdict in Floyd case can be ‘giant step’
Read full article: President Biden says verdict in Floyd case can be ‘giant step’Before Tuesday’s guilty verdicts were read out, President Joe Biden said he was praying for “the right verdict” in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin.
Houston immigration advocates ‘cautiously optimistic’ about reform efforts
Read full article: Houston immigration advocates ‘cautiously optimistic’ about reform effortsHOUSTON – Many Houston-area immigration advocates and families are hopeful President Joe Biden can enact sweeping immigration reforms. Cloud, who is in favor of immigration reform, is talking about backlogs in immigration court and with U.S. AdFoster has worked with Republican and Democratic administrations on immigration reform. These types of legal challenges are why immigration advocates are only cautiously optimistic about reform. Plus, many remember pledges for immigration reform from President Barack Obama that never came to fruition.