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Biden taking ‘hard look’ at student loan debt but ‘not considering’ forgiving $50,000 per borrower

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he’s considering ways to deal with reducing student debt burdens, but forgiving $50,000 in loans isn’t in the cards. “I am considering dealing with some debt reduction. I am not considering $50,000 debt reduction,” Biden said at the White House after unveiling new funding for Ukraine.

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Oklahoma lawmakers pass 6-week abortion ban modeled after Texas law that allows civil enforcement

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Oklahoma lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a bill modeled after the controversial Texas abortion law, which allows private citizens to take civil action against abortion providers to enforce the law. It’s one of a number of bills passed this month by Oklahoma’s legislature to restrict abortion rights and comes

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John Kasich Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of John Kasich, former Republican governor of Ohio and 2016 presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: May 13, 1952 Birth place: McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania Birth name: John Richard Kasich Jr. Father: John Kasich Sr., mail carrier Mother: Anne Kasich, postal worker Marriages: Karen (Waldbillig) Kasich (1997-present);

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Biden will tout ‘small business boom’ in roundtable with small business owners at White House

By Donald Judd, CNN The Biden administration will release a report Thursday touting what it’s calling a “small business boom” under its watch, while hitting Republicans for policies it warns would “increase taxes on small businesses across the country.” The 23-page report, shared with CNN on Wednesday, touts encouraging figures on small business creation over

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Durham prosecutors detail criminal probe into tech executive who worked on Trump-Russia back channel claims

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Special counsel John Durham has an active and ongoing criminal probe into a tech executive who worked with a Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign lawyer to share claims of a cyber back channel between Donald Trump and Russia, prosecutors said in court Wednesday. Prosecutors said the Durham team is still “looking closely”

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