Mitchell G. Patton

A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to stay the ruling by a Texas judge who said President Joe Biden's plan to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt was illegal.The New Orleans-based US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has denied the Biden administration's request to stop a judge's Nov. 10 order that struck down the $400 student debt relief program. billion in a lawsuit brought by a conservative advocacy group.The decision by US District Judge Mark Pittman, based in Fort Worth, Texas, was one of two nationwide that has prevented the US Department of…

WASHINGTON — Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island announced Wednesday that he will challenge longtime leader Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina for the No. 4 spot in the House Democratic leadership.Cicilline's offer to be the assistant caucus leader comes after some younger Democratic members expressed frustration with Clyburn's decision to remain in party leadership after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will announce their plans to step aside for a new generation.In a letter to fellow Democrats on Wednesday, Cicilline, 61, suggested he felt compelled to run for the leadership job after the recent shooting…

Former Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson lashed out at his former teammate Kyler Murray on Wednesday, saying he "don't care about anybody but Kyler Murray."Peterson and Murray were teammates for two seasons, but the rivalry between the two is clearly real, and Murray responded to Peterson's comments on Twitter."This isn't true... you're on some weird shit --- @p2 you have my number, if you really feel like a 'big brother' or 'mentor' like that, you're supposed to call me and tell me, don't tell me." drag so your podcast can grow..." Cardinals quarterback tweeted on wednesday.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS…

The number of same-sex couple households in the US has surpassed 1 million for the first time, according to recently released government data. there was more than 1.2 million same-sex couple households nationwide in 2021, up from 540,000 in 2008, an increase of 120%showed the data, taken from the Census Bureau's Annual American Community Survey.About 710,000 (59.2%) of same-sex couple households were married and about 500,000 (41.7%) were unmarried. The number of married same-sex households began to overtake single same-sex households in 2016, following the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges of the 2015 Supreme Court, which effectively legalized gay marriage in…