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Biden's Education Department promised 7 million student-loan borrowers behind on payments 'a fresh start.' Now Elizabeth Warren wants to know how it plans to 'achieve its goal.'
Sen. Warren joined 7 Democratic colleagues in requesting updates on student-loan reforms for borrow…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Booker calls out 'the most outrageous of attacks' during Jackson's confirmation hearings
Sen. Cory Booker shared that he was emotional during Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings …
Taylor Ardrey
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Democrats urge Biden to stop using local police to enforce federal immigration law
The lawmakers say the use of local law enforcement has undermined public safety by making immigrant…
Charles Davis
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The COVID-19 relief bill includes $5 billion in aid for farmers of color who have long faced discrimination by federal officials
For over a century, Black farmers faced discrimination from the US Department of Agriculture and we…
John L. Dorman
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Merrick Garland says 'we do not have equal justice' in the US because of systemic racism
"Sadly, it's plain to me that it does not," Garland said when asked by Sen. Cory Booker if the US t…
Jake Lahut
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Democrats unveil a plan to provide every American child with a $1,000 savings account that can be accessed at age 18
Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Ayanna Pressley are pressing the Biden administration to include the "bab…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker test positive for COVID-19
"As cases increase across the country, I urge everyone who has not already done so to get the vacci…
Morgan Keith
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GOP House candidate Madison Cawthorn launched an attack website accusing a journalist of working with Cory Booker 'to ruin white males running for office'
The 25-year-old's website targeted the journalist's work "for non-white males, like Cory Booker, wh…
Jake Lahut
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Amy Coney Barrett won't say if presidents should commit to a peaceful transfer of power and if they can pardon themselves
Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transition if he loses the election, and in the past said…
John Haltiwanger
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Democrats warn Lindsey Graham not to go through with a 'reckless' Supreme Court hearing after he refused to get coronavirus test
Democrats demand "every Senator and staffer who plans to attend the hearings must test negative for…
David Choi
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Adjunct professors should be eligible for relief from the 'crushing burden' of student debt, Democrats say in new bill
Adjuncts don't currently qualify for public service loan forgiveness, even though full-time teacher…
Ayelet Sheffey
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23 Democrats are worried about 'plunging' student-loan borrowers back into repayment in October without a long-term plan for protecting their wages and credit scores
Elizabeth Warren, Ayanna Pressley, and Cory Booker asked the Education Dept. how it plans to ensure…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Trump's response to George Floyd protests 'is like Charlottesville all over again,' Atlanta mayor says
"He speaks and he makes it worse," Mayor Keisha Bottoms said. "There are times when you should just…
Ellen Cranley
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A growing number of US states are giving newborns cash for college savings accounts. New research suggests it spurs parents to save more.
Oklahoma started a project 14 years ago to find out if creating a savings account for newborns woul…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Sen. Cory Booker made an appearance on the season finale of RuPaul's Drag Race - and people were surprised to learn the two are cousins
"No, really, we are related," RuPaul said after introducing the senator in a clip of the appearance…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Cory Booker slams NCAA for profiting off wageless student athletes
NJ Sen. Cory Booker called out the NCAA for profiting off of - while not paying - student athletes …
Jackson Thompson
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Senators move to make State Department internships paid
Unpaid internships have recently come under fire. New legislation from Sens. Cory Booker and Tim Sc…
Juliana Kaplan
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Democrat Cory Booker defeats GOP challenger Rik Mehta in race for US Senate seat in New Jersey
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Cory Booker faced off against Rik Mehta for a US Senate seat in New Jerse…
Madison Hall
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Sarah Jackson
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The White House fired back at the head of the Republican National Committee for saying the attacks on Israel presented a 'great opportunity' for GOP candidates
On Monday, the White House called out Ronna McDaniel in a statement for her "hideous behavior."