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Debt Ceiling Deal Would Reinstate Student Loan Payments

By: Michael D. Shear
The legislation would prevent President Biden from issuing another last-minute extension on the payments beyond the end of the summer.

The debt ceiling legislation would end the pause on student loan payments on Aug. 30 at the latest.

In Howard Address, Biden Warns of ‘Sinister Forces’ Trying to Reverse Racial Progress

By: Peter Baker and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
The president’s commencement address at Howard University, a historically Black institution, came as Democratic strategists have expressed concerns about muted enthusiasm for Mr. Biden among Black voters.

“Fearless progress toward justice often meets ferocious pushback from the oldest and most sinister of forces,” President Biden told Howard University’s graduating class.

Public Health Lessons Learned From the Coronavirus Pandemic

By: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Noah Weiland
The United States’ struggle to respond to the virus has highlighted the importance of communicating with the public, sharing data and stockpiling vital supplies.

Medical workers treating patients with Covid-19 at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in January 2022, when the Omicron wave was in full force.

Florida Rejects Dozens of Social Studies Textbooks, and Forces Changes in Others

By: Sarah Mervosh and Dana Goldstein
The state objected to content on topics like the Black Lives Matter movement, socialism and why some citizens ‘take a knee’ during the national anthem.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has campaigned against what he has described as “woke indoctrination” in the classroom.

Biden Plan for Transgender Title IX Rules Began on Inauguration Day

By: Katie Rogers
Officials were working on a plan to protect transgender athletes since the day the president was sworn in. In recent months, they raced to issue protections as states moved to revoke them.

Demonstrators supporting trans rights in Washington last week.

Biden Plan for Transgender Title IX Rules Began on Inauguration Day

By: Katie Rogers
Officials were working on a plan to protect transgender athletes since the day the president was sworn in. In recent months, they raced to issue protections as states moved to revoke them.

Republicans Face Setbacks in Push to Tighten Voting Laws on College Campuses

By: Neil Vigdor
Party officials across the country have sought to erect more barriers for young voters, who tilt heavily Democratic, after several cycles in which their turnout surged.

Students walking between classes at the University of Idaho. The state will ban student ID cards as a form of voter identification, one of few successes for Republicans targeting young voters this year.

House Republicans Pass ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ Act

By: Annie Karni
The legislation would require schools to obtain parental consent to honor a student’s request to change gender-identifying pronouns. Democrats said it would bring the conflicts over social issues to the classroom.

House Republicans Pass ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ Act

By: Annie Karni
The legislation would require schools to obtain parental consent to honor a student’s request to change gender-identifying pronouns. Democrats said it would bring the conflicts over social issues to the classroom.

The bill passed by House Republicans has no chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate but appeals to many of the party’s most conservative voters.

Politicians Keep A Low Profile on L.A. School Strikes

By: Shawn Hubler
The mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, has avoided taking sides over the three-day Los Angeles Unified School District strike, and California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, has not intervened.
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