Archives for February 2023

Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Tuesday over President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, with the court's GOP-appointed members raising questions of fairness and wondering why Congress wasn't consulted on a $400 billion program. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court signals skepticism of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Tuesday became the latest state chief legal officer to co-sign a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland protesting the FBI's since-rescinded classification of "radical-traditionalist Catholics" as a national security threat. … [Read more...] about Texas Attorney General Paxton joins letter blasting FBI over ‘radical Catholic’ memo

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against the IRS, limiting the agency's ability to collect fines on certain foreign accounts when taxpayers unintentionally make reporting errors. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court sides with immigrant challenging IRS penalty for not disclosing foreign accounts

President Biden revived the Obamacare wars on Tuesday, pointing to the law that Democrats muscled to passage in 2010 as a likely target for Republicans who want to rein in spending as part of tense debt-limit negotiations. … [Read more...] about Biden raises specter of Obamacare repeal, hoping for leverage in budget talks with GOP

In a major breach of a U.S. Marshals Service computer system this month with ransomware, hackers stole sensitive and personally identifiable data about agency employees and targets of investigations, an agency spokesman said Tuesday. … [Read more...] about U.S. Marshals computer system hit by ransomware attack