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NTD Business (Feb. 28): SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Student Debt Plan; Microsoft Windows 11 Offers AI-Powered Bing

The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. A number of conservative justices seem in favor of sinking the program. How big of a chance does the program have? The Biden administration is giving semiconductor chipmakers $40 billion in subsidies. Applicants have to participate in Democrat policy objectives, like…


Conservative Supreme Court Justices Question Legal Authority of Biden Admin to Forgive Student Loans

During oral arguments on Feb. 28, conservative members of the Supreme Court seemed skeptical of Biden administration statements that the government’s plan to partially forgive student loans is authorized by federal law. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the High Court that the federal Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act gives the federal secretary of…


Conservative Supreme Court Justices Question Legal Authority of Biden Administration to Forgive Student Loans

During oral arguments on Feb. 28, conservative members of the Supreme Court seemed skeptical of Biden administration statements that the government’s plan to partially forgive student loans is authorized by federal law. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the High Court that the federal Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act gives the federal secretary of…


Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Plan in Trouble at Supreme Court, Lawyers Say

President Joe Biden’s sweeping plan to partially forgive student loans will likely receive a cool reception when the Supreme Court hears challenges to the program on Feb. 28, legal experts told The Epoch Times. Biden introduced the plan in August 2022 in a move that critics decried as a constitutionally dubious attempt to shore up…


Former Speaker Boehner Urges Supreme Court to Block Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan

The Supreme Court should disallow President Joe Biden’s sweeping plan to partially forgive student loans, former House Speaker John Boehner and two other former lawmakers who crafted the loan relief legislation the president says empowers him to grant debt relief, told the court. Biden unveiled the controversial plan in August 2022 in a move critics…


Biden Sparks Confusion by Saying Supreme Court Will End National COVID-19 Emergency

President Joe Biden caused confusion on Jan. 31 when he told a reporter the Supreme Court would “end” national COVID-19 emergency policies on May 15, after telling Congress the day before that his administration would terminate the emergencies on May 11. In response to Republican proposals in Congress to end the national emergency and public…


Capitol Report: Laptop of Murdered DNC Staffer Seth Rich Called Into Question; Richmond State Capitol Removes Statue

The FBI now says it has more records on Seth Rich—the Democratic National Committee staffer who was mysteriously gunned down in 2016—but refuses to release them. A government shutdown looms yet again as lawmakers rush to solidify a deal on funding levels for 2023. Some say negotiations are hopeful. Others warn of a dangerous last-minute sprint….


Student Loan Borrowers Ask Supreme Court to Hear Their Case Against Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Program

Student borrowers who object to President Joe Biden’s move to forgive student loans at a cost of $1 trillion or more have asked the Supreme Court to hear their case. Biden unveiled the plan in August in a move critics said was a constitutionally dubious attempt to shore up Democrats’ fortunes in the Nov. 8…


Biden DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Suspend 2nd National Injunction Blocking Student Loan Forgiveness Program

The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Dec. 2 to put on hold a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas that is blocking President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness initiative from proceeding. The debt relief program is already blocked as a result of another federal court order. The new…


GOP-Led States Ask Supreme Court to Keep Biden’s Student Loan Wipeout Frozen

A coalition of Republican-led states petitioned the Supreme Court on Wednesday to reject President Joe Biden’s bid to reinstate his student loan forgiveness scheme and instead keep it frozen until litigation around it is resolved, while accusing the administration of exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to hide the president’s “true goal” of erasing student debt. In…