The Latest Breaking News from White House

Biden considers new pause on paying back student loans, $10,000 debt relief

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is considering extending a pause on student loan repayments for several more months, as well as forgiving $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower, according to people familiar with the matter, as he seeks to appeal to young voters ahead of the November midterms.

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022

White House mulling another extension on student loan repayment pause

President faces calls from progressives to cancel federal student loans entirely

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Prosecutor finds Trump cover-up evidence

New video shows White House tried to make it seem like Trump "had not engaged in a coup," Andrew Weissmann says

Salon · Jul 26, 2022

Biden fights talk of recession as key economic report looms

President Joe Biden wants to convince a skeptical public that the U.S. is not, in fact, heading into a recession

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Jonathan Bernstein: Trump is plotting to blow up the Constitution

The must-read reporting over the weekend was Jonathan Swan’s series at Axios exploring the efforts of former President Donald Trump’s supporters and other Trump-friendly Republicans to prepare to staff a potential Trump second term.

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022

Trump Returning to Washington to Deliver Policy Speech

Former President Donald Trump will return to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office, delivering a policy speech before an allied think tank that has been crafting an agenda for a possible second term. Trump will address the America First Policy Institute's two-day America First Agenda Summit…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 26, 2022

Jared Kushner was treated for thyroid cancer while serving in the White House, new book reveals

Surgery was needed to remove a ‘substantial part of my thyroid’, writes Kushner

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

He’s back: Trump returns to Washington for first time since leaving office

Ex-president to give keynote address at rightwing thinktank, days after January 6 panel exposed his inaction during Capitol attack

The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2022

Trump returning to Washington to deliver policy speech

Former President Donald Trump is returning to Washington for the first time since leaving office

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Pelosi’s Taiwan ambiguity has China fuming ahead of Biden call

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s staff and security officials aren’t ruling out plans for her to visit Taiwan in early August on a trip that has already stoked more U.S.-China tensions.

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022