I’m not asking for handouts,” writes Kiley Wren Ryan. “I’m asking for a fair shot. For dignity. For a system that doesn’t punish people for trying to climb out of survival mode.”

A breakdown of how H.R.1, the sweeping 2025 reconciliation law, transforms student loans, repayment plans, federal aid eligibility, and institutional oversight

Santa Clara County officials fear that Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” will rip a “seismic tear” in the country’s social safety net as they brace for more than $1 billion in lost federal revenues locally over the next few years.

The sweeping bill that will cut taxes and impact funding to social programs was passed in the House by a vote of 218-214 on Thursday, July 3.

Slow-moving congressional time management faced a test with President Trump's July 4 deadline for "big, beautiful bill," and lawmakers barely made it.

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The House passed the "big, beautiful bill" after a grueling session and met President Donald Trump's deadline for July 4 passage.