House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office said on Tuesday that lawyers for defendants facing charges in the January 6, 2021, insurrection will be granted access to US Capitol security footage as the top House Republican has faced scrutiny for allowing Fox News host Tucker Carlson to view the video before widely releasing it.
The Biden administration is projecting confidence about the fate of President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation program in a message to applicants, even in the face of skepticism from conservative Supreme Court justices in Tuesday's high-stakes oral arguments.
Conservative Supreme Court justices took a predictably dim view Tuesday of President Joe Biden's controversial plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans for some borrowers and wipe away nearly half a trillion in debt.
