Among the many items that are being evaluated for cuts are several student loan forgiveness and relief programs, as well as healthcare spending. Here’s a breakdown.
This morning, President Joe Biden issued another raft of pardons. Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney, and General Mark Milley were among his cronies who received “Get Out of Jail Free” cards. He also pardoned everyone on the Congressional January 6 Committee. ...
As Donald Trump returns to the White House, here’s where things stand with student loan forgiveness, and what borrowers should know.
What did anyone do to Michelle Obama that gives her an excuse not to attend Trump’s inauguration ceremony next week? Did anyone tell Michelle to sit in the back of the bus when she was growing up in Chicago? Was she banned from drinking from the whites-only...
Senator Elizabeth Warren and I have three things in common. We were both born in Oklahoma and have law degrees, and neither of us is a Native American. I grew up in Anadarko, near where several Native tribes were settled in the late 19th century: the Comanche, Kiowa,...
The Education Department announced this week that several million student loan borrowers will likely have no payment obligations for most of 2025. But could that change?
Wildfires in Los Angeles have driven thousands of Angelinos out of their homes, and many won’t return. California, with its spectacular weather and stunning beauty, has become too difficult for anyone but the wealthy to live. Catastrophic weather...
The Education Department has finally launched student loan forgiveness tracking for IDR plans, giving borrowers specific details on their progress. Key details here.
The Education Department’s announcement that IDR processing has resumed may be a big deal for many borrowers pursuing student loan forgiveness.
This old town is filled with sin It’ll swallow you in If you’ve got some money to burn Take it home right away You’ve got three years to pay But Satan is waiting his turn. Gram Parsons, “Sin City” I’m not blaming anybody for the Los...
Millions of Americans may see significant changes to their credit reports in the coming months if they have unpaid medical bills or student loans.
Despite the uncertain environment, it’s not too late for borrowers to take some steps to mitigate the loss of some student loan forgiveness benefits.
As Joe Biden’s disastrous presidency wound down, he searched for ways to display his middle finger at the people living in Flyover Country—particularly those who voted for Donald Trump. Handing out prestigious honors to his political cronies was the perfect...
The Education Department issued new guidance for the SAVE plan, updating options that can provide borrowers with alternative paths to student loan forgiveness.
Not long ago, St. Mary’s Medical Center, a hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, distributed free chicken sandwiches to staff members. That’s good, right? No, that’s bad. Chick-fil-A, a popular fast-food chain, donated the sandwiches, and some St....
My father was a cattle stockman in southwestern Oklahoma. As a child, I often accompanied him as he drove his pickup truck from pasture to pasture to feed his cows. Many of my father’s pastures lined a country road, and the entrance gates into these properties...
Here are the biggest student loan forgiveness updates as we enter 2025, and what borrowers should keep an eye out for this year.
A tornado blew through Wilkinson County a few days ago and knocked out an electrical substation. Woodville, the county seat, and my family’s home on Lake Mary lost power for several days. Our butchered hog lay cut up and packaged in our refrigerator when we...
I grew up in western Oklahoma, a region unknown for its cuisine. Even as a small child, I longed for spicy food, but the only condiment in my family’s kitchen cabinet was Worcestershire sauce. When I was a little older, I discovered Tex-Mex food. My family began...
The Education Department has paused processing for a key student loan forgiveness program for borrowers who have severe medical impairments.
Millions of borrowers with defaulted federal student loans may soon be facing significant credit reporting and collections consequences.
As I wrote in an earlier blog, my family killed a feral hog at our Mississippi home a while back, and we’ve been experimenting ever since about how to cook and eat it. First, a young family member cooked an excellent wild hog and rutabaga stew. If you’re...
Approvals for student loan forgiveness under a popular program for public servants reached new heights last week, after the Biden administration announced a new wave o…
Well don’t go around tonight . . . [I]t’s bound to take your life There’s a bad moon on the rise. John C. Fogerty An illegal alien from Guatemala was arrested a few days ago, accused of killing a sleeping subway rider by setting her on fire....
The Biden administration walked away from two mass student loan forgiveness plans on Friday. Here’s why.
Congress adopted the Social Security Fairness Act on Saturday. This legislation eliminates the penalty millions of public employees experience if they belong to a pension plan that does not participate in the Social Security system. This reform will benefit school...
If you’ve never been deer hunting, you may think the sport involves creeping around the woods looking for a deer to shoot. After all, that’s how Robert Dinero did it in “The Deer Hunter.” Most hunters, however, hunt deer by luring them to a...
This gives borrowers new paths to reduce payments and pursue student loan forgiveness.
The federal student loan system is, in a word, a mess right now.
ABC and George Stephanopoulos settled Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit for $15 million to be paid as a donation to Trump’s future presidential foundation. Stephanopoulos said Trump was found liable in a civil case for raping a woman, which wasn’t...
I wrote a while back that two young family members shot a wild hog at our Mississippi home, a sure sign that I am now living off the grid. The menfolk field-dressed the hog on the driveway and disposed of the guts at a top-secret location as a peace offering to the...
If Trump abolishes the Department of Education, federal student loan forgiveness programs won’t automatically disappear. But borrowers could still see big impacts.
My great-grandfather, Jonah Fossey, emigrated from England with his family in the 1880s. He landed in Halifax and died at the age of 96 in Nickerson, Kansas. Jonah’s son, William James Fossey, moved to Oklahoma Territory as a young man. He established a grocery...
A key GOP lawmaker suggested this week that a repeal of time-based student loan forgiveness could be included in an upcoming reconciliation bill early next year.
Millions of student loan borrowers may see big increases to their monthly payments next year, as several key Biden administration initiatives are imperiled or will exp…
Luigi Mangione was valedictorian of his class at an exclusive Baltimore prep school and received two engineering degrees from Penn, an Ivy League university. He could look forward to a rich and fulfilling life. Then, he was charged with assassinating an insurance...
