Biden administration to ban medical debt from Americans' credit scores
The White House said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will develop new regulations that would prevent unpaid medical bills from being counted on credit reports.
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The White House said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will develop new regulations that would prevent unpaid medical bills from being counted on credit reports.
A government shutdown is growing more likely to happen as lawmakers haven't reached an agreement to pass a short-term funding bill, and the deadline is approaching.
About 13,000 autoworkers walked off the job at midnight Friday.
The prospect of an auto workers strike could test Joe Biden's treasured assertion he's the most pro-union president in U.S. history.
But even as Biden stresses such arguments, a combination of opportunity and vulnerability may be pushing him in 2024 toward less reliance on blue-collar voters and greater dependence on better-educated and more affluent voters, particularly in a possible rematch with Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris called the claims that Democrats support abortions up until birth "ridiculous" and a "mischaracterization of the point."
With President Biden seeking to win next year's election just before he turns 82, Harris said she is ready to assume the role of commander in chief if needed, but believes Biden "is going to be fine."
The largest drop in pessimism about the economy since summer 2022 has come from Republicans.
Deadly wildfires on Maui have left at least 101 dead and the historic town of Lahaina destroyed.
Some borrowers who had enrolled in income-driven repayment plans will start getting their debt discharged this week.
Fifty years after the U.S. Endangered Species Act took effect, officials say 99% of the animals and plants it protects have survived.
Joe Biden is already the oldest sitting president in American history at age 80.
President Biden signed an executive order Friday that takes decisions about whether to prosecute major crimes in the military, like sexual assault, out of the chain of command.
A former Republican candidate for Michigan governor has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
A Michigan man accused of attacking a police officer with a flagpole during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 has been arrested in Florida.
"We'll use every tool at our disposal to get you the student debt relief you need to reach your dreams," President Biden said.
Borrowers are now facing double whammy after high court rules against Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program.
U.S. states are facing a myriad of hurdles as they experiment with programs to eventually replace the motor fuel taxes that have paid for roads for more than a century.
Donald Trump is set to appear in Michigan on Sunday evening as he looks to reclaim territory that helped propel him to the White House but slipped from his grasp four years later.
According to his campaign, DeSantis also has backing from more than three-dozen state lawmakers in Iowa and 50 in New Hampshire, as well as dozens more in Michigan, Oklahoma and his home state of Florida.
Concert giant promises more transparent pricing for consumers as the Biden administration cracks down on"junk" fees.
A senior Republican on the Senate Energy panel is calling for an investigation of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, after she told the committee she mistakenly provided false information about her family's stock holdings in testimony earlier this year.
Trump still easily leads GOP field; voters say no change in view
With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that lifts the nation's debt ceiling.
The House passed the bill to raise the debt ceiling Wednesday. Now, the Senate will take it up.
