Kevin McCarthy says 'it's time for Americans to get back to work' and has a plan in place to overhaul welfare benefits in a debt ceiling deal

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California is pictured at the Capitol on January 7, 2023.

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There's another legal route Biden can use to cancel student debt, and the Supreme Court's latest move shows the justices could be open to it

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Biden strolled on stage to Irish punk band Dropkick Murphys as he greeted fans in Ireland. The band's frontman famously called Trump "the greatest swindler" in history.

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US President Joe Biden walks from the stage after addressing the crowd during a celebration event at St Muredach's Cathedral on April 14, 2023 in Ballina, Ireland.
US President Joe Biden walks from the stage after addressing the crowd during a celebration event at St Muredach's Cathedral on April 14 in Ballina, Ireland.

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Xi is trying to humiliate Biden by driving a wedge between him and his European allies as part of a global power play

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French President Emmanuel Macron walks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on April 6, 2023 in Beijing, China.

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This new paperwork rule could make getting student-loan forgiveness easier for government and nonprofit workers

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Trump dismisses criticisms about Biden's age, saying when people 'do the age thing' they're coming after him as well

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Former President Donald Trump and Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

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Democrats choose Chicago, a target of years of GOP attacks about crime, for 2024 convention

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Chicago police investigate the scene where an officer was shot in Chicago's Southwest Side on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

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Classified documents mishandled by Trump, Biden, and Pence handed over to Congressional 'Gang of Eight'

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Classified documents were found in the possession of Mike Pence (left), Joe Biden (center), and Donald Trump (right).

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20 GOP-led states are asking the Supreme Court to halt Biden's latest student-debt cancellation for 200,000 borrowers, backing a request from 3 schools accused of defrauding their students

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President Joe Biden.

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Lower income Americans are the group most likely to think they should be taxed more

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President Biden announced a proposal last month to fund Medicare by raising taxes on people making over $400,000.

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