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Rest assured that Ezra Klein and co would absolutely oppose cancellation of medical, credit card, and payday debt too

I’m amazed by how brazenly debt relief opponents will mislead about it: (1) It didn’t “add a huge amount to the deficit” -- it was quite famously blocked by the Supreme Court; (2) It’s not “deeply unpopular” — the poll you’re citing literally has it at 58% approval.

On top of the FTC win, now this in the WA State AG state court challenge 🚨 BREAKING: Wash. Judge Permanently Stops $24.6B Kroger-Albertsons Merger law360.com/competition/ar…

TEAMSTERS LAUNCH LARGEST STRIKE AGAINST AMAZON IN AMERICAN HISTORY The Teamsters will launch the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history beginning at 6 a.m. EST on Thurs., Dec. 19. The nationwide action follows Amazon’s repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain with

The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.

We still have MAJOR QUESTIONS for McMahon and policymakers should too. protectborrowers.org/20-questions-f…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans.

🚨🚨 The White House is RESCINDING the memo that took effect yesterday on the federal aid freeze. Story tk w/ Peter Alexander Kate Santaliz. Memo below.

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New: CPFB Union names three DOGE “minions” that were spotted in the internal staff directory last night

A former WWE exec with ZERO education experience. Linda McMahon is a Trump loyalist who will rubber-stamp Project 2025 policies that hurt public education and make the student debt crisis worse. #EducationNotDebt

New from me: If you're participating in today's economic boycott/blackout, you're going to want to read this. nytimes.com/2025/02/28/sty…

WATCH LIVE: 'Hands Off' protest against Trump and Musk's federal cuts in Washington, D.C. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

NEW: Take a look at the CFPB's new direction in a memo sent to staff this evening. Some key changes worth reading with the agency being run by acting CFPB director Russ Vought. Trump's nominee to run the CFPB, Jonathan McKernan, has yet to receive a full Senate vote.

Right on cue, Brian Schwartz with a HUGE scoop. Russ Vought's CFPB declares that the agency must "deprioritize" supervision and enforcement in the student loan market. The market where tens of millions of people face damaged credit in the next 30 days. x.com/schwartzbWSJ/s…

"Today, the courts stood between Trump, Musk, and their illegal scheme to turn the CFPB into a hollow shell—because a watchdog that can’t bark is perfect for a billionaire who can’t make an honest buck." Our statement on judge blocking CFPB layoffs: protectborrowers.org/federal-judge-…

Postdocs and researchers at Johns Hopkins have voted to unionize with the UAW 560-17. That’s over a 97% YES vote for Johns Hopkins PRO-UAW.