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House of Representatives votes to keep US government open

It follows days of drama in which Donald Trump and Elon Musk tried to organise Republicans to block legislation
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Biden admin wants to lock in migration and death penalty policies as it drops others

Administration announced intention to drop student loan proposals and a proposed rule on transgender sports bans
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NYC holiday markets to be flooded with NYPD cops ‘out of an abundance of caution’ after suspected Germany terror attack

NYPD is on high alert in the wake of the Germany “terror attack.” Authorities announced an “enhanced presence of officers around Christmas markets.”
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Biden Administration Scraps Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

The Biden administration indicated Friday that it is scrapping its proposed plan to provide student loan forgiveness for upwards of 25 million borrowers. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said that given the limited time and resources available in the final weeks of the administration, and the legal challenges facing the proposal, the department would focus instead on “helping at-risk borrowers return to repayment successfully.” President Joe Biden had big plans for student loan debt forgivenes
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Biden Administration Scraps Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

The Biden administration indicated Friday that it is scrapping its proposed plan to provide student loan forgiveness for upwards of 25 million borrowers. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said that given the limited time and resources available in the final weeks of the administration, and the legal challenges facing the proposal, the department would focus instead on “helping at-risk borrowers return to repayment successfully.” President Joe Biden had big plans for student loan debt forgivenes
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Saudi man arrested after deadly car attack on German Christmas market

German police arrested a Saudi Arabian man after a deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market Friday in which an SUV barrelled through a crowd of revellers at high speed, leaving a trail of bloody carnage.The black BMW barrelled through the crowd at high speed just after 7:00 pm local time (1800 GMT) when the market was filled with revellers.
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Payment of $931 on December 31

As the year comes to a close, beneficiaries of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program should be aware of an important change in their payment schedule.
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Mike Johnson to Elon Musk: ‘You want to be Speaker?’

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The 34 House Republicans who voted against a bill to avert a partial government shutdown

Thirty-four House Republicans voted Friday against against a spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown, while no Democrats opposed the legislation.
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Bernie Sanders issues “oligarchy” warning about Elon Musk

The Vermont senator criticized the billionaire’s growing influence in the nation’s capital.