Biden administration cancels $3.9 billion in ITT Tech student debt
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it will write off remaining federal student loan debt for borrowers who attended ITT Technical Institute after finding that the for-profit college misled students. The move will automatically cancel $3.9 billion in loans for 208,000 students who attended ITT since 2005, the Education Department said in a statement. “It’s time for student borrowers to stop shouldering the burden of ITT’s years of lies and false promises,” said Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. “The evidence shows that for years, ITT leaders intentionally misled students about the quality of their programs in order to benefit…
Read More »Sand says the auditor’s office belongs to all Iowans
Rob Sand says he registered as an independent when he first registered to vote and doesn’t believe any party has a monopoly on good ideas. In his first term as auditor, Sand says his leadership team has included a Republican, a Democrat and an independent. “I don’t want a conversation where everyone is looking at something from the same angle, trying to decide what it is,” Sand said Tuesday at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair. “I want a conversation where people have different perspectives that they share with me so that we make sure…
Read More »Judge throws out deals for couple in underwater espionage case
WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Tuesday threw out plea deals for a Maryland couple who tried to sell underwater secrets to a foreign country, saying the prison time for one of the defendants was less than what some drug traffickers are getting. low level The couple, Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, pleaded guilty in February to charges of participating in a conspiracy to sell underwater secrets. Their plot had begun to unravel almost as soon as it was set in motion, when Brazilian intelligence officials turned over to the FBI a letter the pair had written anonymously in 2020, offering…
Read More »“Go get your bathing suits!”: Biden takes a vacation while Washington does
KIAWAH ISLAND, SC – During a weeklong vacation in South Carolina, President Biden had a message for reporters camped out nearby, eager for their take on his recent legislative victories and the particularly heated political news cycle in Washington. . “Go get your bathing suits!” Mr. Biden shouted Sunday, wearing his Ray-Ban sunglasses and a big smile as he rode his bike along the beach with the first lady, Jill Biden. While Washington was in a frenzy over the revelation last week of a federal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of sensitive documents and possible violation of…
Read More »Hageman defeats Cheney in House primaries, ending political legacy | Wyoming News
CHEYENNE — Former President Donald Trump endorsed her. Polls predicted his victory. Republicans rallied around her as the dominant challenger to an incumbent congresswoman vilified by the Wyoming GOP. And on Tuesday night, land attorney Harriet Hageman broke with a long political legacy, defeating Rep. Liz Cheney in Wyoming’s GOP congressional primary and cementing the state GOP’s loyalty to the former president. The crowd cheered loudly as Hageman took the stage for his election party at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Event Center after calling the election. “With our vote today, Wyoming has put the elites on notice; we will no…
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Political Notes: MACo Fundraising Circuit, Human Lawmakers, FOP Back Ball, Bidens Head to Md.
The 2022 Association of Maryland Counties Summer Conference will be held this week in Ocean City. Stock.adobe.com photo by Christopher Boswell. The annual summer conference of the Association of Maryland Counties begins Wednesday in Ocean City, and beyond the official events taking place at the Roland Powell Convention Center and the plethora of free receptions sponsored by political leaders, businesses lobby and special interest groups, there There are at least seven candidate and political committee fundraisers scheduled to coincide with the convention. They are: A fundraiser Wednesday for Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at…
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British Rwandan deportation flights grounded over warning of political assassinations
Court documents reveal that the UK’s deportation plan to take asylum seekers back to Rwanda was canceled in June after government officials were warned of human rights abuses, including torture and killings . File photo by Andy Rain/EPA-EFE. Aug. 16 (UPI) — The first flight to bring asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda was canceled in June after UK ministers were warned about human rights abuses by the Rwandan government, including torture and killings, according to documents released Tuesday in Britain’s high court. The court is considering an application by an Foreign Office official to preserve parts of the sealed…
Read More »GBI investigates death of juvenile in custody at Waycross Regional Juvenile Detention Center – Action News Jax
WAYCROSS, Ga. – A young man died while in custody at a detention center last week, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it is now investigating. The GBI said in a news release that its Douglas Regional Office was called around 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, to the Waycross Regional Juvenile Detention Center to investigate after a juvenile was found not answered When he lost consciousness, “he was in the presence of a staff member and other minors,” investigators said. The boy, who was not identified by the GBI, was taken to Memorial Health Hospital in Savannah and later…
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