Kevin McCarthy says America needs to get back to work. Good news: It has.

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) delivers a speech about the economy at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 17, 2023 in New York City.

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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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President Joe Biden.

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CEOs like Jamie Dimon, Warren Buffett, and Elon Musk want the government to fight inequality and 'reignite the American dream'

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Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks at the Economic Club of Washington September 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. Dimon joined a discussion on the state of U.S., global and regional economies.
Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks at the Economic Club of Washington September 12, 2016 in Washington, DC.

The Supreme Court just ruled that $6 billion in student-loan forgiveness for 200,000 borrowers can move forward

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A sign reading "Cancel Student Debt" staged outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC.

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

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Republicans reportedly want to ban student loan forgiveness and make it harder to get food stamps in a debt ceiling deal — and they seem to want to do it all over again next year

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) receives applause from fellow Representatives at the start of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023.

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The Fed is winning its war on inflation — and it means America could avoid a painful recession

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Jerome Powell smiles after taking the oath of office for his second term as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2022.
Jerome Powell smiles after taking the oath of office for his second term as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2022.

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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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The Fed won't be able to bring inflation down to its target, and Americans will have to live with high prices for years, BlackRock says

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