Biden administration

Where Things Stand: WH Joins Calls For McCarthy To Cough Up Deets Of Gentlemen’s Agreement
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Ever since Kevin McCarthy was narrowly elected speaker in the wee hours of the morning after a historic 15 rounds of voting, there’ve been reports that the new speaker had to more or less sell his soul and offer up his first born to the MAGA hardliners in exchange for the gavel.

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Where Things Stand: What You’ll Hear In Biden’s Speech On Democracy Tonight
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President Biden and his team have reportedly been planning to have the President deliver a speech on protecting democracy ahead of the midterms for some time. But the recent uptick in threats and political violence as we get closer to the election — including the very high profile attack on the husband of the woman second in the line of secession — expedited the urgency of the message.

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Biden Admin Urges Borrowers To Keep Applying For Forgiveness Amid Temporary Block
Judges Reach Dueling Conclusions In Fight Over Abortions During Medical Emergencies
Biden Cancels $10,000 For Student Loan Borrowers Earning Less Than $125,000
Inflation Reduction Act Will Require The IRS To Study Free Tax Filing Options
TurboTax maker Intuit has long blocked efforts to create free online tax filing for all, but this sweeping domestic policy bill provides $15 million to investigate how the IRS could implement such a program.
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
This is your TPM evening briefing.

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
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