Biden Claims Congress ‘Passed’ His Student Loan Forgiveness Plan. It Didn’t.

President Joe Biden recently said Congress approved his plan to “forgive” student loan debt.   While talking with a group of young people at the White House during an on-camera interview published Sunday by NowThis News, Biden said he had “just signed a law” that would forgive $ 20,000 in student debt for Pell Grant recipients and $ 10,000 for all borrowers earning less than $ 125,000 a year.   “It’s passed. I got it passed by a vote or two, and it’s in effect,” Biden said.   Actually, Biden used executive action…

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NextGen America and MoveOn Announce Tour with Special Guest Bernie Sanders

Austin, TX — Today, NextGen America and MoveOn Political Action announced a nine-stop nationwide tour, featuring special guest Senator Bernie Sanders. With stops in five key battleground states, these events will engage and mobilize young voters to the polls ahead of this year’s midterm election. The “Our Future Is Now” rallies in Nevada, Texas, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania will feature live music, free swag, and celebrity appearances. In 2020, young voters turned out in record numbers and propelled Democrats to victory. The tour will build on this momentum by connecting…

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President Obama to Gen Z Voting 

Obama: Register and then vote

VOTER REGISTRATION, EARLY VOTING, POLLING PLACES, AND VOTER ID Former President Barack Obama has a message for Gen Z voters. In a new public service announcement he says “Do your research and cast your ballots in the 2022 midterm elections.” Obama says in the announcement, created in partnership with ATTN, “For those of you who are just turning 18 and were only three or four when I was elected, my name is Barack Obama. I was the 44th president of the United States and I have the best jump shot…

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Arizona voter intimidation Voting 

Voter intimidation and harassment on the rise

Photo: The same men and women intimidating Maricopa County Arizona voters brandished assault rifles at the Phoenix FBI office in response to the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago resort raid. Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that 43% of Americans are worried about voter intimidation or “threats of violence” when voting in person at polling places in this midterm election. That includes 51% of Democrats and 38% of Republicans. A September CBS News poll found that 64% of U.S. adults believe political violence will increase over the next few years.…

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An influential Congressional staffer is now a NAPA fellow

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Among this year’s fellows added to the National Academy of Public Administration are several still-working, senior federal employees. One of them is prominent on Capitol Hill and the Federal Drive with Tom Temin had a chance to conduct this extended 17-minute interview with her. She’s Wendy Ginsberg, staff director for the Subcommittee on Government Operations of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Interview transcript: Tom Temin: Staff director on a subcommittee. What…

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