Republican senators have proposed a resolution to revoke President Joe Biden's executive action to forgive some federal student loan debt, arguing that it is unfair to those who have made responsible financial decisions. The resolution, led by Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, has 35 GOP co-sponsors and is currently under review. Opponents of the resolution argue that forgiving student loan debt will help stimulate the economy and provide much needed relief to those struggling to pay off their loans.
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President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to restrict the U.S. government's use of commercial spyware tools, which have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world. The order sets guidelines for the companies that produce the spyware and is intended to protect citizens from the potential abuse of such tools. At least 50 U.S. government employees are suspected or confirmed to have been targeted with commercial spyware, and efforts to identify additional targeted personnel are ongoing.
President Joe Biden is expected to address the Nashville Christian school shooting on Monday and reiterate his call on Congress to take legislative action to address the gun violence epidemic. Biden has already taken executive action and signed legislation, but White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said more must be done. At least three children and three adults were killed in the shooting, and Jean-Pierre said that “schools should be safe spaces for our kids to grow and learn.”
President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held bilateral meetings in Ottawa, Canada, to mark the President's first trip to the country. The two leaders discussed topics such as China, Haiti, and NORAD vulnerabilities, and announced a plan to turn away asylum-seekers who cross U.S. and Canadian borders without authorization. The visit is seen as a sign of the strong relationship between the two countries, and a commitment to working together to address global issues.
On Thursday, a US contractor was killed and five US service members and one US contractor were wounded in an attack on a coalition base in northeast Syria. In response, President Joe Biden authorized a precision airstrike against facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The US Central Command forces conducted the airstrike in eastern Syria, targeting facilities used by the IRGC, and the US is closely monitoring the situation and will take appropriate action to protect US personnel and interests in the region.
President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency on Monday, blocking a resolution to overturn a Labor Department rule that allows retirement plan managers to consider environmental, social and corporate governance factors when selecting investments. On Thursday, the House of Representatives failed to override Biden’s veto, meaning the rule will now be implemented as planned. Supporters of the rule argue that it will help protect retirement savings from climate-related risks, while opponents argue it pushes a liberal agenda on Americans and will hurt retirees’ bottom lines.
President Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan bill that directs the federal government to declassify intelligence related to the origins of Covid-19. The bill calls for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information related to China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology and requires a report to Congress within 180 days. It is hoped that the declassified intelligence will help to resolve the debate over the source of the virus and provide more clarity on the public health response.
President Joe Biden has designated the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Southern Nevada as a national monument, protecting 506,000 acres of Nevada's Spirit Mountain and the surrounding desert. This is a major victory for the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, who have been advocating for the site for three decades, and is part of Biden's larger effort to protect the environment. The monument is one of the largest tracts of land to come under federal protection so far during Biden's presidency.