Hunter Biden has agreed to appear before House Republicans for a private deposition next month‚ ending months of defiance from the president's son‚ who had insisted on testifying publicly. The House Oversight Committee announced Thursday that the two parties have agreed for Hunter Biden to sit for a deposition on Feb. 28. “The president’s son is a key witness in this investigation and he’s gonna be able to come in now and sit down and answer questions in a substantive‚ orderly manner‚”...

Former President Trump is taking on Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his leadership team by calling on Republican lawmakers to reject a compromise on border security. The runaway front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination is also setting up a crucial battle over both his party’s future and Ukraine‚ as precious aid to that country is tied to the border deal along with help for Israel and the Indo-Pacific. Trump has said Republicans should say “no” to...

More than six months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s ambitious program to erase $430 billion in student loan debt‚ the White House has been rolling out smaller‚ more targeted relief programs that it says have now canceled $132 billion in debt for more than 3.6 million Americans. At the time of the court's decision‚ it appeared that Biden wasn't going to be make good on one of the biggest promises he made to young voters‚ who helped propel him into the White...

Americans saddled with student debt are boycotting their repayments to increase election-year pressure on President Biden to keep his promise of more loan forgiveness. Since the federal government stopped a three-year “pandemic pause” on student loan repayments in October‚ only 40% of borrowers have paid all their monthly obligations. Meanwhile‚ 35% have made some payments and 25% haven’t made any‚ an Intelligent.com survey found. One in 10 student loan borrowers said they have been...

The Biden administration announced Friday it’s canceling approximately $5 billion in student debt relief‚ largely for public servants‚ the latest incremental step the White House has taken on student loan forgiveness‚ even though its more ambitious student loan relief program was thwarted by the Supreme Court. The administration approved debt relief for approximately 74‚000 borrowers‚ the White House said Friday. Of those 74‚000‚ approximately 44‚000 are public...

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley participated in a CNN town hall Thursday in New Hampshire ahead of the state’s upcoming primary. The GOP presidential contender — who came in third behind former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis during Monday’s caucus in Iowa — took questions from New Hampshire voters about a wide range of issues. Here is a fact check of some of Haley’s claims during the town hall. Response to attacks on US soldiers Former South Carolina...

Congress cleared legislation extending government funding into March‚ a step that ensures federal workers will remain on the job but does nothing to alleviate underlying political pressures stemming from high U.S. debt levels‚ record crossings at the southern border and an enduring war in Ukraine. The Senate passed the measure 77-18‚ followed by House approval‚ 314-108. The two votes send the measure to President Biden’s desk with time to spare ahead of the weekend deadline. In a replay...

Congress approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through the beginning of March‚ successfully avoiding a partial shutdown that would have otherwise taken effect Saturday morning.  The House cleared the continuing resolution in a bipartisan 314 to 108 vote Thursday afternoon. The Senate voted 77 to 18 to approve it earlier in the day.  "We have good news for America — there will not be a shutdown on Friday‚" Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer‚ a New York...

Congress passed a stopgap government funding bill on Thursday‚ with the Senate and House both approving the legislation on a bipartisan basis to avert a looming weekend shutdown. The House voted the further appropriations through by a count of 314-108‚ allowing funding at current levels to continue until March 1 for the Departments of Agriculture‚ Energy‚ Transportation‚ Housing and Urban Development‚ Veterans Affairs‚ the Food and Drug Administration and military construction....

The Georgia judge overseeing the election interference case against former President Donald Trump has scheduled a hearing to explore evidence regarding accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an improper relationship with her lead prosecutor. Judge Scott McAfee scheduled the hearing for Feb. 15 and directed Willis to respond to the allegations in writing by Feb. 2. The accusations surfaced last week from one of Trump’s co-...