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Aug 02 2022
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Justice Department Files Lawsuit Challenging Idaho Abortion Law
The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s near total ban on abortion, setting up the Biden administration’s first legal battle over abortion access since the Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated the constitutional right to end a pregnancy.
The lawsuit says Idaho’s abortion restrictions unlawfully conflict with a federal law that
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 23 2022
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U.S. new home sales tumble to 6-1/2-year low; prices still high
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes plunged to a 6-1/2-year low in July as persistently high mortgage rates and house prices further eroded affordability.
The report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday added to a stream of weak housing data, and suggested that the Federal Reserve's aggressive monetary policy tightening campaign to slow the economy in order to tame inflation was
Reuters
Aug 23 2022
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US new home sales plunge for sixth straight month to lowest level since 2016
Sales of new U.S. homes plunged more than expected in July to the lowest level in six years as rising mortgage rates and the relentless increase in home values slowed activity by edging prospective homebuyers out of the market.
New single-family home purchases tumbled 12.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 511,000 units, the Commerce Department reported on Tuesday. It marked the
Fox Business
Aug 23 2022
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New home sales fall 12.6% in July as rising prices take a toll
New home sales plunged in July as high prices and mortgage rates pushed buyers to think twice about closing the deal.
Sales of newly constructed homes fell by 12.6% in July from June and were down 29.6% from a year ago, according to a joint report from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the US Census Bureau. It was the second consecutive month of declines.
CNN Business
Jul 08 2019
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Justice Department changing lawyers on census case
The Justice Department is swapping out the lawyers who had been representing the administration in its legal battle to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census, possibly signaling career attorneys’ legal or ethical concerns over the maneuvering ordered by President Trump.
The department announced the move in a statement, which was issued after The Washington Post inquired
Washington Post
Sep 26 2022
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Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan Will Cost $400 Billion, CBO Finds
President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt for many borrowers will cost roughly $400 billion, according to a Congressional Budget Office estimate released on Monday, rekindling a debate over the cost of student debt forgiveness and whether the plan will accelerate inflation.
The CBO estimates Biden's student loan debt forgiveness program will cost $400 billion.
The
Forbes
Sep 26 2022
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Biden’s student loan cancellation plan to cost $400B, Congressional Budget Office estimates
President Joe Biden's plan to forgive $10,000 in federal student debt for most borrowers will cost the government about $400 billion, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in an estimate released Monday.
The CBO’s evaluation of the administration's policy said the price tag is "a result of the action canceling up to $10,000 of debt issued on or before June 30, 2022."
NBC News (Online)
Sep 26 2022
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Biden student loan forgiveness will cost $400 billion over 10 years, CBO estimates
The Biden administration's plan to forgive a significant portion of federal student loans will cost roughly $400 billion, according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.
In a letter to Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the senior Republicans on the Senate and House education committees, Phillip Swagel, the director of the CBO, estimated that the
Washington Examiner
Sep 28 2022
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China used ‘double-crossing companies’ to steal U.S. national security research
While the federal government invests heavily in research, it’s actually China that gets more out of it, according to a Defense Department study of its spending that is getting attention on Capitol Hill.
Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, touted the findings of the study Wednesday, saying the Pentagon’s conclusions should be worrying not just to the defense world, but to every government
Washington Times
Sep 28 2022
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US Embassy in Russia Warns Americans to Flee 'Immediately'
The U.S. Embassy in Russia advised Americans in the country to flee “immediately” while there remains the ability to do so.
"Russia may refuse to acknowledge dual nationals’ U.S. citizenship, deny their access to U.S. consular assistance, prevent their departure from Russia, and conscript dual nationals for military service,” the embassy warned in a security bulletin Tuesday after the
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