Borrowers face substantial changes to student loans beginning next month, including fewer repayment options under President Trump's tax-and-spending law and the final death blow for the dismantled SAVE plan. Why it matters: Millions of borrowers must pick a new repayment plan, and some will face tighter borrowing caps and higher repayments. Here are some of the biggest July 1 changes: Sayonara, SAVE Plan: After years of legal limbo and paused repayments, SAVE Plan borrowers will now receive notices to enroll in a different repayment plan within 90 days. - If a borrower doesn't do so, they'll be automatically enrolled in the standard repayment plan . Those who have to switch repayment plans but don't expect to take out any new federal…
The pro-AI movement is splintering over a defining question: whether national security concerns outweigh the need to keep America's AI companies ahead of Chinese rivals. Why it matters: The fight is happening in public, in real time, and it could reshape the way the administration regulates the world's most powerful technology. Catch up quick: David Sacks — Trump's former AI and crypto czar — warned that restricting access to America's most advanced AI models risks undercutting the strategy Trump laid out just a year ago. - "A year ago, President Trump declared that America was in a global AI race and that the way to win it was to be pro-innovation," Sacks wrote on X . "President Trump was exactly right. We deviate from that strategy…
Residents look at a private house that burns after an overnight Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine June 22, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Serhii Chalyi Purchase Licensing Rights Published [...]
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — A mix of rescue teams and civilians on Sunday peered at a mountain of rubble almost indistinguishable from the other ruins lining swathes of the northern Venezuelan coast following two devastating earthquakes. In the days since Wednesday's 7.2 and 7.5 quakes, search teams and locals had believed that there were [...]
Oil prices edged higher after an American official said the U.S. and Iran had agreed to halt attacks in a key shipping lane, raising hopes that hostilities would not escalate.
Published June 29, 2026 DOHA / WASHINGTON / TEHRAN — The United States and Iran have reportedly agreed to pause military operations and resume diplomatic talks this week, marking a potential turning point after days [...]
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Published June 29, 2026 TEHRAN — Iran launched missile and drone attacks targeting U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait following recent American strikes on Iranian military and nuclear-related sites, marking a significant escalation in [...]
Good Monday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 10:30 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in […] Source
