What to know about judge’s ruling on SAVE

Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images By many measures, the SAVE, or Saving on a Valuable Education, student loan plan was defunct. The Biden administration-era affordable repayment plan faced several legal challenges, and Congress voted over the summer to repeal the program. But Judge John Ross, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District…

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DOJ drops defense of Trump orders targeting law firms

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday dropped its defense of President Trump’s executive orders targeting several of the nation’s top law firms, court filings show. The Trump administration rejected appeals of four decisions by federal judges who had rejected the orders from law firms Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Jenner & Block and Sussman Godfrey. DOJ…

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How the U.S.-Iran war could impact gas prices at the pump

Oil prices spiked after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend, threatening an almost immediate jump in gasoline prices as well, experts say. Already, U.S. crude prices gained 6% as of Monday morning. A prolonged U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran could disrupt crude oil supplies and push prices even higher. Iran is the fourth-largest oil producer in…

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Nancy Mace under investigation by House Ethics Committee

The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) over allegations that she may have engaged in “improper reimbursement practices” and violated House rules. The committee wrote in a statement on Monday that it had received a referral from the non-partisan Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC), which reviews allegations of misconduct against members… Source…

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