When the pandemic hit the U.S. in March of last year, sinking the U.S. economy, Jack Sherrick was in his senior year at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn. He made a quick decision about his postgraduation plans that he knew would come with a hefty price tag: going back for more school to get a law degree. Addressing the student loan crisis was a major issue in the Democratic presidential primary, with candidates offering a variety of plans, ranging from Sen. Bernie Sanders's proposal to forgive all federally held student loans to Joe Biden's more modest suggestion to forgive up to $10,000 in debt. Now that Biden is in office, he is facing political pressure from Democrats in Congress, as well as others, to do something more ambitious.
Former vice president Mike Pence, who was thrust into the spotlight during the last days of Donald Trump's presidency, does not have a permanent place to live since leaving his official residence at the US Naval Observatory in Washington, according to reports. Though in his farewell address Mr Pence announced he was moving back to his home state Indiana in the summer, he offered no details on the specifics of where he would move with his wife, Karen Pence. Official records show Mr Pence, who grew up in Columbus, hasn't owned a home in Indiana for at least the past eight years.
The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group has been unmasked as a "prolific" former FBI informant. Enrique Tarrio, 36, worked undercover exposing a human trafficking ring, and helped with drug and gambling cases, according to court documents. Tarrio's documented involvement with law enforcement related to the period 2012 -2014.
“By encouraging this act of terror on our capital, Trump’s legacy is destroyed.”
“Both backers and critics of Trump agreed that he remade the federal judiciary — a change that will impact America for decades.”
“He was largely responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans who did not need to die.”
“I do know what the future should hold for this country. That is to say, a policy of Trumpism without Trump.”
“It will be decades before the consequences of his tenure are fully known.”