3 Things To Know Today

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1 President Biden To Make Announcement About Student Loans “In The Next Week”

While appearing on “Meet The Press," US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said that Americans can expect a decision from President Joe Biden’s administration on student loans “in the next week or so.” The current pause on federal student loan payments is set to expire on August 31st. “We’ve been talking daily about this, and I can tell you the American people will hear within the next week or so from the President and the Department of Education on what we’re going to be doing around that,” he told NBC’s Chuck Todd when asked about student loans. Payments have been paused since March 2020, and Biden has extended the pause four times so far. The White House has suggested that Biden is considering extending it again, and is also considering canceling $10k per borrower, excluding those who earn more than $125k a year.

2 Senator Lindsey Graham Wins Temporary Reprieve From Testifying In Georgia

Testimony before a grand jury by Senator Lindsey Graham has been put on hold by an appeals court, with the case being returned to a lower court for another look. A federal judge had rejected Graham’s challenge to the subpoena, where the Senator said his position provided him immunity from having to testify. Sunday’s order from the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means that Graham will not have to testify tomorrow as scheduled, but it’s only a temporary postponement until the lower court can issue a new ruling. The grand jury panel wants to question Graham about at least two phone calls he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger after the 2020 election in which Graham explored the possibility of re-examining absentee ballots, according to prosecutors. The grand jury is investigating alleged wrongdoing by President Donald Trump, who was recorded on January 2nd, 2021, pressuring a top state official to “find” enough votes to overturn his loss to Joe Biden.

3 Free COVID Vaccines May Be Coming To An End In America

The U.S. government is planning to stop paying for COVID vaccines and treatments. The Department of Health and Human Services is holding a planning session on August 30th to discuss the commercialization of the treatments. On Tuesday, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha confirmed that the Biden Administration is taking steps to get past the crisis phase and stop buying vaccines, treatments, and tests as early as this fall.


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