Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers will enter the new year still waiting to get their cheaper payments and debt relief approved

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Thousands of student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-driven repayment applications to be approved.

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Judge rejects bid to overturn Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa application fee

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A federal judge cleared the way for the Trump administration to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications.

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Trump is getting rid of a key student-loan program. Yale has a replacement.

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Yale University is putting forth an alternative to the Grad PLUS student-loan program.

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Up in smoke: Inside New York City's chaotic crackdown on unlicensed weed shops

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Student-loan borrowers are gearing up for higher monthly payments after Trump moves to ax their affordable plan: 'I'm bracing for an astronomical bill'

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Student-loan borrowers said they're worried about higher payments without the SAVE plan.

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Trump says every American military member is getting a $1,776 'warrior dividend' check before Christmas

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Trump pledges $1,776 bonus checks to military members funded by tariffs for Christmas.

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Billionaire Ray Dalio joins Michael Dell to back Trump Accounts

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Ray Dalio says it's more important for people to focus on the underlying factors behind Trump's new tariffs than the tariffs themselves.

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White House launches 2-year 'Tech Force' hiring for roughly 1,000 jobs that will pay $130,000 to $195,000

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Trump and Zuckerberg at a White House dinner.

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Trump is taking on America's 'is college worth it?' debate

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President Donald Trump's administration is working to expand the Workforce Pell grant for short-term degree programs.

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Trump's plan to limit student loans for nurses in his repayment overhaul is facing bipartisan backlash

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Donald Trump signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025.
The US will require H-1B applicants to make their social media public for visa vetting, a State Department spokesperson said.

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