615,000 student-loan borrowers in public service have now gotten $42 billion in debt wiped out under temporary reforms — and getting relief going forward will soon be a lot easier, Biden's Education Department says

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College graduation

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Kyrsten Sinema, eyeing GOP voters, knocks 'both political parties' when asked about election deniers in Arizona

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the State of the Union on February 7, 2023.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the State of the Union on February 7, 2023.

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Tears and laughter: Amid harrowing rape testimony, E. Jean Carroll joked of Trump, men, and three-bean salad

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Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at her rape-defamation trial against Donald Trump in federal court in Manhattan.
Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at her rape-defamation trial against Donald Trump in federal court in Manhattan.

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It's riskier than ever to be a foreign business in China, as evidenced by a series of recent sanctions, detentions, and an updated anti-espionage law that has watchdogs on edge

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Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Watch an exasperated Matt Gaetz in a Nirvana shirt coach Ron DeSantis on how to debate people properly in a video from 2018

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Ron DeSantis and Matt Gaetz.

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Ron DeSantis was advised to write 'LIKABLE' at the top of his notepad as a reminder to himself to not get aggressive, old 2018 debate prep video shows

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

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Trump told reporters he would 'confront' the 'false' rape accusation made against him by E. Jean Carroll. He has officially missed the final deadline to testify.

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E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump.

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Ron DeSantis was already fretting in 2018 about how he could disagree with Trump without alienating the MAGA base, old debate prep video shows

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

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Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic Party last year, says she's 'absolutely' done with parties and won't join the GOP: 'You don't go from one broken party to another'

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.

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Texas lawmaker, who previously said drag queen story hours would sexualize children, should be expelled for sexual misconduct with a teenage intern, committee says

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Texas State Capitol Dome and Flags

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