Joseph Clark

Analysts expect student debt load to return to $1.6 trillion within five years

Total outstanding student debt will return to current levels of $1.6 trillion within five years, according to a new analysis of President Biden's student loan cancelation program.

August 25, 2022

Trump blasts Biden’s student debt cancelation as ‘money grab,’ says America is in decline

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday accused President Biden of trying to buy votes for Democrats by forgiving student debt.

August 25, 2022

Biden pushes back against critics of student loan cancelation, says plan ‘economically responsible’

President Biden on Wednesday responded to criticism of his action canceling up to $20,000 in student loan debt for borrowers earning $125,000 or less, saying his administration is "taking an economically responsible course."

August 24, 2022

White House winning streak muffles Democrats’ 2024 intrigue

President Biden's recent string of legislative victories has cooled anxious chatter within the Democratic Party about his intention to seek reelection, but political strategists remain divided on how long the reprieve will last.

August 24, 2022

Biden announces cancellation of student debt

President Biden responded to pressure from progressives on Wednesday by canceling $10,000 in student debt for borrowers who earn less than $125,000 per year and $20,000 in debt for those who received Pell Grants.

August 24, 2022

Donald Trump Jr. mocks speculation about nuclear codes at Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump Jr. says it would "probably be good" if former President Donald Trump had stored nuclear codes at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

August 23, 2022

Texas man accused of threatening conservative Turning Point USA youth summit in Tampa

A Texas man has been accused of making threats to attack a youth conservative convention in Florida headlined by former President Donald Trump last month.

August 22, 2022

Biden sets up White House summit to battle racism, violent extremism

President Biden will host a summit next month aimed at countering racism and "hate-fueled violence" in the U.S., the White House announced Friday.

August 19, 2022

Iranian operatives reportedly spying on members of a think tank in the U.S.

Iranian operatives have targeted members of a U.S.-based think tank through surveillance and cyber operations, signaling Tehran's broad intent to abduct or assassinate Americans on U.S. soil, according to reports.

August 19, 2022

Biden touts $12.4 million to fight drug ‘epidemic’ as fentanyl floods across the southern border

The White House on Thursday announced $12.4 million in grants for community programs aimed at tackling substance abuse and drug overdoses in young people.

August 18, 2022

Former Trump adviser Bolton says Biden’s concessions to Iran would border on treason

Former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton says President Biden could be making a "treasonous" deal with Iran if his administration offers guarantees that future U.S. presidents would be constrained from exiting a renewed nuclear accord with the Islamic republic.

August 17, 2022

Peter Navarro accuses Justice Department of ‘selective prosecution’

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro is accusing the Justice Department of "selective prosecution" and says his arrest on criminal contempt of Congress charges is proof of FBI weaponization.

August 17, 2022

Biden signs $740 billion ‘inflation reduction’ bill that economists say won’t lower inflation

President Biden on Tuesday triumphantly signed his centerpiece $740 billion climate-and-tax legislation, a Democrats-only measure whose title purports to reduce inflation but won't lower prices quickly, if at all.

August 16, 2022

Biden signs Democrats’ $740 billion spending bill into law

President Biden on Tuesday signed his party's $740 billion tax and spending bill into law to mark what he called "a season of substance" in America.

August 16, 2022

House Dems up pressure on DHS inspector general to produce missing Secret Service texts

House Democratic leaders are accusing the Department of Homeland Security inspector general of obstructing congressional oversight by repeatedly failing to turn over the Secret Service's missing texts from before and during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.

August 16, 2022

Justice Department refuses to release Mar-a-Lago affidavit

The Justice Department declined Monday to unseal the affidavit used to justify the FBI's search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence last week.

August 15, 2022

Biden under pressure to ban Iranian president from upcoming U.N. appearance

President Biden is facing growing calls to ban Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi from entering the U.S. ahead of next month's United Nations General Assembly, further complicating the administration's attempts to restart stalled nuclear talks with Tehran.

August 15, 2022

Biden, Trump trade blame on anniversary of Afghanistan collapse

Former President Donald Trump and the Biden administration traded shots Monday over who bore the most blame for last year's Afghanistan collapse, the deaths of 13 American troops and the abandonment of tens of thousands of Afghans who had been promised a safe place but were abandoned by the U.S. withdrawal.

August 15, 2022

Sen. Rand Paul calls for repeal of Espionage Act amid blowback over Mar-a-Lago search

Sen. Rand Paul is calling for the repeal of the Espionage Act in the wake of the FBI's raid of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida.

August 15, 2022

Iranian state-backed newspaper warns of attacks against Trump, Pompeo after Rushdie stabbing

Iran's state-backed media is warning that former President Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are the next likely targets for an attack following the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie.

August 15, 2022