By Blois Olson, morning take
“STUDENT LOANS: via a Rep. Ilhan Omar press release, VERBATIM: ‘Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) led a letter with nearly 50 House Democrats calling on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to immediately reverse the Department of Education’s decision to resume charging interest for nearly 8 million borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, beginning August 1. … In the letter, the lawmakers emphasize that no court has deemed the SAVE plan illegal, nor required the Department to resume charging interest. Despite this, the Trump Administration is moving forward with the change, falsely claiming legal obligation and attempting to deflect accountability. … The letter was signed by Representatives [including] Betty McCollum.’”
By Ana Radelat, MinnPost
“Rep. Betty McCollum, D-4th District, has raised more than $478,000. And Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-5th District, who always draws a well-funded challenger, has raised more than $1.3 million.”
By Shawn Hubler and Eric Schmitt, The New York Times
“‘The president’s decision to call the National Guard troops to Los Angeles was premature, and the decision to deploy active-duty Marines as well is downright escalatory,’ Representative Betty McCollum, Democrat of Minnesota, told Mr. Hegseth.”
