Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
GOP boycotts health care advisory board House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
Hillary Clinton Gets Another Nudge for 2016 Paging, Hillary Clinton. Emily’s List, the influential abortion-rights group that backs Democratic women, unveiled an initiative Thursday to help put a woman in the White House. The group announced a six-figure digital media campaign and new polling that shows a strong appetite for a female commander-in-chief as part of its “Madame President” campaign. More
Double scolding to Iowa DNR is a moment to pivot and stand up for water quality | Opinion The DNR is being told from multiple angles that it has to be better on water quality; will it get the message? asks the Register editorial board. 11/24/2024 - 3:55 am | View Link
Iowa unemployment system reforms hit nothing but net | Opinion The average time claimants remained on benefits also dropped by half once these reforms took effect. Now, the average time Iowans spend on unemployment is down to 10 weeks, and once people return to a ... 11/24/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
Funding boost speeds up rehabbing Iowa’s old coal mines A recent boost in federal funding from the infrastructure bill has helped the state take on more coal mine land reclamation projects. Some 120 mines out of over 300 have been reclaimed so far in Iowa. 11/23/2024 - 10:04 pm | View Link
Huge organic farm in Iowa thrives without chemicals People who think seriously about how to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, land, and water may want to visit the Fehr family’s organic Clear Creek Acres in ... 11/23/2024 - 2:35 am | View Link
Iowa’s scorched-earth quarterback situation sets up fascinating season finale for Kirk Ferentz As difficult weeks go for Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz, this one was up there. With a trip to Maryland on the horizon and an off week in the rearview mirror, Ferentz and his Hawkeyes dealt with a ... 11/22/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
As Donald Trump’s cabinet picks of unqualified and alleged sexual predators come under scrutiny, he and his MAGA cronies are doing what the “party of personal responsibility” always does when they screw up: blame others.
Much as you know Team Trump would love to find a way to blame Democrats, the sexual assault allegations against Hegseth are Republican vs.
Breaking news! Donald Trump has finally named a Black person to his cabinet. No, it was not Byron Daniels. He remains iced out. No, it was not Mark Robinson, the self proclaimed "Black Nazi" (or whatever he called himself). Nope, also not Candace Owens.
But, he did make a BLACK JOB for former NFL star, Scott Turner.
Fox News pundits Ben Domenech and Leslie Marshall agreed that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was unqualified to be a babysitter or drive teenage girls in an Uber because he had been accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl.
During a Sunday panel discussion on Fox News, Domenech agreed with Gaetz's decision to withdraw as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general.
"Matt Gaetz is someone who is not just unqualified for this job," he told Fox News host Howard Kurtz.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead U. S. intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria’s president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran.
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