Biden administration

System Malfunction: Fox Tries To Attack WH Over Report Showing Massive Job Growth
Amid ‘Troubling Reports,’ Biden Admin Reminds Health Insurers Of ACA Birth Control Mandate
Where Things Stand: Ken Paxton Sues To Stop Biden Abortion Mandate
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a predictable move today. He filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s recent executive order asking the Department of Health and Human Services to take action to protect abortion access in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s overturning.

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Report: Biden Likely To Make Decision On Student Loan Forgiveness Later In Summer
How The Fifth Circuit Used An SEC Case To Declare Open Season On The Administrative State
Where Things Stand: Schumer Claims Biden’s Leaning His Way On Student Debt Cancellation
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There’s not a ton to make of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) remarks from the Senate floor today — when he suggested that President Biden is “moving in our direction” on student debt forgiveness.

But he could be signaling a few things.

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Biden Described New Openness To Forgiving Student Loans In Meeting With Dems: Reports
Where Things Stand: Even Some Conservative Media Find Hawley’s QAnon-Flavored Attacks On Jackson ‘Disingenuous’
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As Kate Riga noted repeatedly during her coverage of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) made a point of injecting some QAnon-adjacent claims about Jackson into the public record Monday.

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Biden National Security Adviser: Russian Missile Strike In Western Ukraine Shows Putin’s Frustration
Blinken: Ukraine Has ‘Plans In Place’ To Ensure ‘Continuity Of Gov’t’ If Something Happens To Zelensky
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