Category: Executive Branch

Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Program

The Supreme Court voted 6–3 on June 30 to strike down President Joe Biden’s controversial plan to partially forgive student loans. The six conservative justices voted to invalidate the program in the closely watched case, while the three liberal justices voted to uphold it. Biden unveiled the plan in August 2022 in a move critics…


Nvidia Reacts to Possible US Chip Restrictions to Beijing

Nvidia is downplaying possible U.S. chip-export restrictions to China by the Biden administration. The Wall Street Journal reported on June 27 that the White House was mulling even more restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports to China. A potential chip ban could affect Nvidia’s status as the world’s leader for the graphics processors needed to…


IN-DEPTH: Biden’s Green Energy Plan Draws Fire as China’s Mineral Dominance Looms

The Biden administration has defended its alternative energy push as a way to counter the Chinese regime’s dominance in critical minerals but critics say the president’s own policies are undermining the U.S.’s pursuit of energy independence. Recent weeks have shown President Biden attempting to galvanize international cooperation and protect domestic energy producers as part of…


Chinese Spy Balloon Did Not Collect Data While Transiting US: Pentagon

The Chinese spy balloon that flew over sensitive U.S. military sites earlier this year did not collect or transmit any information before it was shot down off the Carolina coast, the Pentagon told reporters on June 29. The balloon, which flew from Alaska to the East Coast, came equipped with commercially available U.S.-made gear that…


Biden Says Packing Supreme Court Could ‘Politicize’ It Forever

President Joe Biden stated in an interview with MSNBC on Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent rulings went too far, but he remained opposed to court-packing, contending that it could permanently politicize the institution. Biden’s interview was his first on television since May, and he expressed concern that the conservative justices “may do too…


Bipartisan Lawmakers Visit Taiwan Amid Heightened China Threat

Only days after adopting a proposed $886 billion Fiscal Year 2024 defense budget focused on countering China’s growing military threat in the Western Pacific, key House Armed Services Committee members are returning to the United States after completing three days of unannounced conferencing with officials in Guam, Taiwan, and the Philippines. Committee chair Rep. Mike…


LIVE 4:30 PM ET: A Conversation on Student Loan Forgiveness in the Supreme Court by AEI

In a conversation held by the American Enterprise Institute at 3:30 p.m. ET on June 29, a panel of experts discuss a U.S. Supreme Court case on the Biden administration forgiving hundreds of billions of dollars in student loans. …


LIVE NOW: A Conversation on Student Loan Forgiveness in the Supreme Court by AEI

In a conversation held by the American Enterprise Institute at 3:30 p.m. ET on June 29, a panel of experts discuss a U.S. Supreme Court case on the Biden administration forgiving hundreds of billions of dollars in student loans. …


A Conversation on Student Loan Forgiveness in the Supreme Court by AEI

In a conversation held by the American Enterprise Institute at 3:30 p.m. ET on June 29, a panel of experts discuss a U.S. Supreme Court case on the Biden administration forgiving hundreds of billions of dollars in student loans. …


‘This Is Not a Normal Court’: Biden Reacts to Supreme Court’s Decision

President Joe Biden on Thursday responded to the Supreme Court’s decision to effectively end affirmative action in college admissions, criticizing the court for breaking with decades of precedent. “I strongly disagree with the court’s decision because affirmative action is so misunderstood,” Biden said at the White House before departing for New York. “Many people wrongly…