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Trump Ready For Trade Deal With China But Says Leaders Should Call First

by Mitti Hicks April 17, 2025 Initially, Trump announced tariffs on various countries but paused and delayed his tariffs on dozens of trading partners except with China. Whiplash is an understatement amid the bitter trade war between the United States and China. President Donald Trump says he’s ready to strike a

Student Loan Repayment Plan Applications Reopen Amid Legal Challenges​

by Kandiss Edwards April 17, 2025 Check with student loan lenders to determine the status of your account The U.S. Department of Education has reopened online applications for income-driven repayment (IDR) plans following a temporary suspension prompted by a February court ruling that blocked parts of the Biden administration’s Saving

DOGE Deactivates 200K Federal Credit Cards

by Kandiss Edwards April 17, 2025 DOGE claims to have found thousands of ‘unused or unneeded’ federal credit cards The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has deactivated more than 200,000 federal credit cards across 16 agencies as part of an initiative to minimize government spending. The

Tennessee Republican lawmakers condemned by Black Caucus for posing with whips

Republican members of the Tennessee State Assembly are catching backlash after taking photographs with whips in what harkens back to the violent horrors that African Americans endured during U.S. slavery, particularly in the South. Last week, six members of the House Republican Caucus in Nashville were appointed as deputy whips–leadership