Day: December 20, 2024

Only federal employees who are deemed essential would be allowed to work during a government shutdown.

“We are closely monitoring recent events in Germany and coordinating with our partners,” tweeted Rebecca Weiner, NYPD deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism.

The uncertainty these past few days created anxiety for federal workers and Americans trying to plan for the holidays.

It follows days of drama in which Donald Trump and Elon Musk tried to organise Republicans to block legislation

Administration announced intention to drop student loan proposals and a proposed rule on transgender sports bans

NYPD is on high alert in the wake of the Germany “terror attack.” Authorities announced an “enhanced presence of officers around Christmas markets.”

The Biden administration indicated Friday that it is scrapping its proposed plan to provide student loan forgiveness for upwards of 25 million borrowers. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said that given the limited time and resources available in the final weeks of the administration, and the legal challenges facing the proposal, the department would focus instead on “helping at-risk borrowers return to repayment successfully.” President Joe Biden had big plans for student loan debt forgivenes

German police arrested a Saudi Arabian man after a deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market Friday in which an SUV barrelled through a crowd of revellers at high speed, leaving a trail of bloody carnage.The black BMW barrelled through the crowd at high speed just after 7:00 pm local time (1800 GMT) when the market was filled with revellers.

As the year comes to a close, beneficiaries of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program should be aware of an important change in their payment schedule.