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10+ min ago (852+ words) Both chambers included Pentagon budget provisions for a right to repair, but they died after defense industry meetings on Capitol Hill. The idea of a "right to repair" " a requirement that companies facilitate consumers" repairs, maintenance, and modification of products " is extremely popular, even winning broad, bipartisan support in Congress. That could not, however, save it from the military'industrial complex. Lobbyists succeeded in killing part of the National Defense Authorization Act that would have given service members the right to fix their equipment in the field without having to worry about military suppliers" intellectual property. "Defense contractors have a lot of influence on Capitol Hill." The decision to kill the popular proposal was made public Sunday after a closed-door conference of top congressional officials, including defense committee chairs, along with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune,…...

10+ min ago (381+ words) The end of the SAVE plan, briefly explained. Welcome to The Logoff: The last vestiges of President Joe Biden's student loan plan are on their way out. What just happened? The Trump administration agreed Tuesday to end a Biden-era student loan forgiveness plan " Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE " to resolve a lawsuit brought by a coalition of Republican state attorneys general. The agreement will still need to be approved by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. How did the SAVE plan work? SAVE, which has about 7 million enrollees, was an income-driven repayment plan that the Biden administration introduced in 2023. It provided lower monthly payments than other plans " potentially $0 per month " and an expedited path to loan forgiveness. What's the context? The plan was already on its way out after the Republican tax law, Trump's…...

12+ min ago (625+ words) As student debt exacerbates the financial struggles of millions of Americans, the Trump administration has taken a major step toward killing the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program. On Tuesday, the Department of Education announced that it had reached a settlement with the state of Missouri to end the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program, which allowed more than 7 million mostly low-income Americans to reduce their federal student loan payments. Rather than setting monthly payments based on income, the SAVE program bases them on how much borrowers earn and the size of their families, which is referred to as an income-driven repayment option, or IDR. SAVE cut most enrollees' monthly loan payments in half and left 4.5 million of them, mostly those earning between 150225% of the federal poverty level, paying $0 per month. In March 2024, a coalition of 11 states led by…...

12+ min ago (206+ words) Ask A.J. is Slate's advice column on addiction, recovery, and how to hate yourself less.Submit a question here.It's anonymous! But every once in a while, he'll have a sudden burst of interest and do one big job. This will be something that takes all day, like pulling all the furniture out and cleaning behind each piece, or deep cleaning the kids' rooms. Then he's done for another six months. I am proud of how hard he works to keep a roof over our heads, and how he's always trying not to slip into his father's ways. I just want him to wash some dishes once in a while! What can I do? (Mental health and counseling programs are very limited here, with multi-year waiting lists.) "Is Halfway Better Than None? Your resentment is molten here. I don't know if…...

14+ min ago (329+ words) The sneak peek at Christopher Nolan's epic will also play in front of Imax re-releases of "One Battle After Another" and "Sinners" When millions of moviegoers fill Imax auditoriums to see James Cameron's "Avatar: Fire and Ash," they will be treated to an extended sneak peek at one of 2026's biggest films: Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" Along with a plethora of trailers for next year's biggest films, Imax and Universal will present a six-minute prologue from the Oscar-winning director's adaptation of Homer's legendary Greek epic, which will star Matt Damon as the hero who goes a years-long journey home after fighting in the Trojan War. The prologue will also screen on Imax screens this weekend ahead of Warner Bros.' re-releases of its critically acclaimed "Sinners" and "One Battle After Another." A standard trailer of "The Odyssey" will also screen ahead…...

16+ min ago (370+ words) Fox News stars Jesse Watters, Greg Gutfeld, and Harold Ford Jr. were inspired to create a daily bible study group after the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk,Watters said on Tuesday. Watters shared that he and his work buddies have been reading The Good Book on The Five; his announcement coincided with Erika Kirk, the wife of the slain Turning Point USA founder, joining the show. "Harold, Jesse, and Greg are in a bible study group together, because of Charlie Kirk," Watters told the panel, while referring to himself in the third person. "Are they really?" Kirk marveled. "Okay, that is really cool." "Every morning we wake up and we read a passage, and then we text about it," Watters explained. "And it is because of Charlie." He did not share which version of the bible they were reading....

16+ min ago (285+ words) December 9, 2025 / 5:16 PM CST / CBS Texas After months of delays and debate on the city of Arlington's anti-discrimination ordinance, on Tuesday, council members are expected to vote on its reinstation The Arlington City Council will vote on whether to reinstate its anti-discrimination ordinance, which includes protections for the LGBTQ+ community." The ordinance, originally adopted in 2021, was temporarily suspended in September after city staff raised concerns that the ordinance would impact the city's ability to receive federal funding, citing the Trump administration's threat to withhold funds from cities with DEI programs. The issue has garnered national attention. "If Arlington removed sexual orientation from the list of protected classes, they would be the first city in the history of our nation to do so," said DeeJay Johannessen, the CEO at the Help Center for LGBTQ+ Health. "The city has received no correspondence, no…...

18+ min ago (303+ words) U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Former assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Glenn Kirschner argues in a new video that officials in President Donald Trump's administration are on shaky ground regarding potential perjury charges. At the center of the escalating court fight is a fundamental test of presidential power and judicial authority and whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defied a federal judge's order to stop the removals. Defiance may be emblematic of Trump officials, said Kirschner. At his U.S. Appeals Court nomination hearing, Trump DOJ official Emil Bove denied having any knowledge of telling federal prosecutors to defy court orders, claiming to senators "I don't recall" when asked if he told colleagues that they might have to consider telling the courts "f" you" regarding judicial decisions. But according…...

19+ min ago (325+ words) Newly-released bodycam footage revealed the moments leading up to the arrest of Luigi Mangione, charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The footage was shown in State Supreme Court in Manhattan this week as part of pretrial hearings in Mangione's case. Mangione is accused of shooting and killing Thompson in December 2024. He was arrested by Pennsylvania police at a McDonald's, five days after the shooting. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The bodycam footage shows Altoona Police Officer Joseph Detwiler approaching the 27-year-old Mangione at a McDonald's, asking him to lower a face mask, revealing him to be the suspect in the case. The footage was from the bodycam of Officer Tyler Frye. Mangione gave the name of "Mark Rosario" to the officers. "Someone called, they thought you were suspicious," Detwiler told Mangione in the footage,…...

22+ min ago (252+ words) As part of his wide-ranging interview with Politico , President Trump weighed in on the possibility of new Supreme Court vacancies'and he'd like to see the two oldest conservatives remain on the bench. Clarence Thomas is 77 and Samuel Alito is 75, but Trump isn't on board with the idea... Trump to Alito, Thomas: Don't Retire From SCOTUS As part of his wide-ranging interview with Politico, President Trump weighed in on the possibility of new Supreme Court vacancies'and he'd like to see the two oldest conservatives remain on the bench. Clarence Thomas is 77 and Samuel Alito is 75, but Trump isn't on board with the idea that one or both should step down to ensure a conservative replacement under his watch. "I hope they stay, 'cause I think they're fantastic, OK?" Trump told Politico's Dasha Burns. "Both of those men are fantastic." As the…...