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Despite the push from progressive lawmakers to cancel up to $50,000 of student loans per borrower, President Joe Biden 's scaled-back plan to tackle the debt crisis is much more popular. According to a new poll from Monmouth University, Biden's pitch to eliminate $10,000 in college debt for anyone with an outstanding federal loan has 61 percent support among U.S. adults. Thirty-seven percent of those surveyed opposed the idea. When the amount was increased to $50,000 of debt cancelation, public support dropped to 45 percent. A majority of those polled—53 percent—opposed the proposition. Democrats overwhelmingly supported both measures, although 18 percent more backed Biden's $10,000 proposal than the progressive pitch for $50,000. More than two-thirds of Republicans opposed both options. Biden has repeatedly rejected calls from some members of his party to cancel $50,000 of student debt per loan borrower, disputing claims from Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s Plan to Cancel $10K of Student Debt Is More Popular Than Eliminating $50K: Poll

Russia is drawing up "blacklists" of Americans in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russian officials this week by President Joe Biden 's administration. The sanctions were a response to the attempted murder of pro-democracy and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny in August, and his arrest upon voluntary return from Germany to Russia in January. The Treasury Department announced new measures against seven Russian intelligence, law enforcement and defense officials on Tuesday. The U.S. also announced export controls on several business entities involved in the production of biological agents. Navalny was poisoned with Novichok nerve agent while campaigning in Siberia in August, a chemical agent previously used by Russian agents to attack dissidents abroad. The new sanctions are an expansion of those introduced in 2018 after former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were poisoned with Novichok in the U.K. by Russian … [Read more...] about Russia Drawing up ‘Blacklists’ of Americans to Retaliate Against Joe Biden Sanctions

President Joe Biden is sending a group of senior administration officials to the border, the White House revealed Thursday. “President Biden has asked senior members of his team to travel to the border region in order to provide a full briefing to him on the government response to the influx of unaccompanied minors and an assessment of additional steps that can be taken to ensure the safety and care of these children,” White House spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a statement reported by The Hill. But important details of the trip remain secret, including who is going and where they will go, with the Biden administration citing security reasons for keeping details of the trip secret. The secret group of officials is also blocking any press access to their sojurn. A White House aide confirmed to Breitbart News the trip is closed to the press. President Biden and his administration face increasing criticism for rolling back key measures employed by former President Donald … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Sending ‘Senior Officials’ on Secret Trip to the Southern Border

President Joe Biden joked that Indian-American people were taking over the United States during a call with a NASA team on Thursday. Biden spoke about Indian-Americans as he talked with Dr. Swati Mohan, an Indian-American scientist who played a role in helping land a rover on Mars last week “It’s amazing. Indian of decent Americans are taking over the country,” Biden said. “You, my vice president, my speechwriter Vinay.” Vice President Kamala Harris’s mother immigrated to the United States from India. Biden’s speechwriter Vinay Reddy is also an Indian-American from Ohio. Biden has a history of awkward statements on the growing population of Indian-Americans. In 2006, Biden spoke about the rise of Indian immigrants in his state of Delaware. “In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India,” he said . “You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I’m not joking.” During his call with … [Read more...] about Joe Biden: Indian Americans ‘Are Taking Over this Country’

President Joe Biden 's plans for gun control reform are back in the spotlight as members of the House of Representatives are introducing two pieces of legislation that would make significant changes to firearms purchases. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing forward a bill that would require background checks for all gun purchases. The same bill was staled in the Senate in 2019. Majority Whip James Clyburn will reintroduce legislation to close the so-called "Charleston loophole" that permitted white supremacist Dylan Roof to buy a handgun at a time when he should have been unable to do so. He went on to kill nine people at a historically Black church. Biden is in favor of major changes to the nation's gun laws and outlined detailed plans on his website during the 2020 presidential campaign. Biden supports "universal background check legislation, requiring a background check for all gun sales with very limited exceptions, such as gifts between close family members." … [Read more...] about How Joe Biden’s Gun Control Plan Compares to Joe Manchin’s Views