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The Biden-Harris Administration hosted its first virtual campus press briefing of the academic year Monday to address student concerns in higher education. After the Supreme Court ruled against the administration’s student loan forgiveness plan in June, a primary concern among students is taking out and repaying loans, said Ben LaBolt, the White House communications director.
“It’s very possible we go into a shutdown,” says White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt. “This is totally the fault of House Republicans in the MAGA wing of the party. This is another manufactured crisis.”
President Biden’s communications director said the likely government shutdown set to begin Saturday night is purely the fault of “the MAGA wing” of the Republican Party, as the House GOP continues to feud over passing funding bills. “It’s very possible that we will go into a shutdown tomorrow night at midnight,” Ben LaBolt said in…
Members of the Biden-Harris administration spoke to student journalists across the country Sept. 25 during The White House’s first Campus Press Briefing for the 2023-24 academic year. Richard Sweeney, the administration’s policy advisor for youth, led the conversation, passing the virtual microphone to subject-matter experts. The discussion focused on issues relevant to students, including education...
The White House is pushing back on a new Axios report that argues, amid concerns about his age, President Biden’s team is on a “don’t-let-him-trip mission.” The Axios report outlines “extra steps” the president’s team is taking to keep Biden from stumbling, including balance exercises and wearing tennis shoes. “Move over, tan suit! Can confirm:…