Von der Leyen replies to Orbán’s allegations about EU’s ‘bankruptcy’
Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday (30
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What Is the HEROES Act?
Lawyers for the Biden administration told the Supreme Court that it could cancel billions of dollars in student debt because Congress had given it that authority using the HEROES Act in 2003. Give this articleShare full article The campus of…
Congress Has Power to Forgive Student Loans. It’s Unlikely to Do So.
The Supreme Court said that such an expansive program needed explicit approval by Congress. Give this articleShare full article President Biden with Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the Oval Office last month. Under their debt-ceiling deal, borrowers must resume repaying student…
Supreme Court to Hear Major Guns Case Involving Domestic Violence
The court, which has decided very few Second Amendment cases, will consider whether the government may disarm people subject to restraining orders for domestic abuse. Give this articleShare full article In agreeing to hear the case, the Supreme Court is…
Macron slams attempts to use teen’s death to spread riots in France
French President Emmanuel Macron denounced on Friday (30 June) what he termed “
EU leaders fail to resolve migration dispute with Poland and Hungary
EU leaders failed to resolve a bitter dispute on reform of the bloc’s migration rules after Poland and Hungary refused to back down in their standoff with the 25 other EU leaders. Earlier this month, EU home affairs ministers voted…
The Brief — Macron’s faltering ‘hundred days to appease’
The police killing of a teenager on Tuesday (27 June), and the riots it has sparked across France, casts a big shadow over the success of President Emmanuel Macron’s plan of ‘100
Vatican sent envoy on peace mission to Russia
Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) President Cardinal Matteo Zuppi visited Moscow to meet Russian government and Orthodox Church officials on Wednesday and Thursday to find an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, and while no agreement has been reached, the…
Portuguese PM calls for EU crisis mechanism
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa on Thursday called for a permanent crisis stabilisation mechanism to respond to future situations in the EU, calling the proposals to review the seven-year EU budget and budget rules “insufficient”. Costa responded to questions about…
Malta’s abortion law reform insufficient, critics say
Malta’s recent reform of the total ban on abortion in all circumstances to now allowing it in cases where the mother’s life is at risk is viewed by critics – including those in the EU Parliament – as a small…