Biden announces student loan payment pause extension: What borrowers can do now
The White House is extending the student loan freeze until Aug. 31, President Biden announced Wednesday. Federal student loan payments were originally set to restart in May.
Biden extends student loan repayment pause until Aug. 31, saying US 'still recovering' from COVID-19
President Biden announced the expansion of student debt payment freezes, citing the continued economic hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A message to Biden: We need more oil, let companies produce more oil
President Biden is attacking oil companies for failing to do exactly what his administration has been preventing them from doing since he took office – increasing oil production.
House hearing with oil executives sets up partisan clash over gas prices
The House Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hear testimony Wednesday from six energy executives.
Rep. Jeffries says oil execs must show 'patriotism' and cut prices, as GOP says Dems 'own this energy crisis'
House Democrats Tuesday doubled down on blaming high gas prices on Putin's war on Ukraine as well as "price gouging" by oil companies while GOP claims President Biden's policies are responsible.
Biden administration to impose new Russia sanctions banning all new investment in Russia
President Biden's administration is set to announce a slew of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday as the country's invasion of Ukraine continues.
Financial officers from 27 states demand Biden bolster domestic energy production as gas prices climb
Republican state financial officers from 27 states are demanding President Biden bolster domestic energy production as gas prices rise above $4 and $5 per gallon across the United States.
US trucker says Biden still falling short after touting industry progress
Monte Wiederhold, a truck driver with more than four decades of experience, slammed President Biden's speech touting progress in the industry, arguing that the regulations drivers face should be reduced.
US blocks Russian debt payments in bid to raise pressure on Moscow
The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at U.S. banks, ratcheting up pressure on Moscow.
Republican senators press Biden's SEC to withdraw proposed climate disclosure rule
The senators say President Biden's proposed climate disclosure rule is an attempt to skirt around Congress.
Biden's new tax plan would push top individual income rate to highest in developed world
The U.S. would have the highest personal income tax rate in the developed world under the newest White House proposal that would dramatically raise the rates paid by well-off Americans.
Buttigieg latest Biden official to push green transition as gas prices soar
Buttigieg turned heads on Friday when he continued to push for Americans to purchase a new, electric car as their wallets take a hit from skyrocketing gas prices.
Laffer slams Biden billionaire tax plan: Rich people the 'solution,' not the 'enemies'
Former Reagan economic adviser Art Laffer argued entrepreneurs like Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos are not the "enemies," but that President Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren "are the problems."
Biden's budget proposal rife with 'laughable assumptions': Former White House economist
Tyler Goodspeed slammed Biden's budget proposal during a Monndy segment of "Mornings with Maria."
Billionaire supermarket owner warns food prices will 'continue to rise' for next few months
John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner and CEO of New York City supermarket chain Gristedes, argued that food prices will “continue to rise” for the next few months as the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on and as the price of oil remains elevated.
Expert proposes new way for Biden to cancel student loans without Congress or executive action
President Joe Biden may be able to provide meaningful relief for Direct loan borrowers by revising an existing student loan forgiveness program, one analyst said.
Pennsylvania Republican slams Biden's 'complete assault' on American energy
Rep. Dan Meuser told "Varney" Friday that tapping into the strategic oil reserve would be "useless."
AOC: Biden's bad polls due to 'young people who have not really been served'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to FOX Business Friday about the Biden administration's commitment to more progressive areas of the Democrats' base and the party's chances going into the 2022 election.
Biden touts March jobs growth, unemployment decline: 'Americans are back to work'
President Biden on Friday touted the March jobs report as evidence that the U.S. economy is roaring back to life in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite headwinds from sky-high inflation, tighter monetary policy and the Russian war in Ukraine.
US economy facing 'a lot of challenges right now': Labor Secretary Marty Walsh
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh acknowledged on Friday, shortly after the department’s “strong” monthly jobs report was released, that currently there are “a lot” of economic challenges.