US Education Department offers two-year trim on student loan interest rates

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education will temporarily reduce interest rates for federal student loan borrowers enrolled in auto pay starting July 1, the agency announced Thursday. Borrowers who enroll in auto pay — the optional feature that allows a borrower to have their monthly loan payment automatically deducted from their checking or savings account — […]

Local election officials reel over ‘logistical nightmare’ of Trump’s vote-by-mail order

As election officials across the country steel themselves for the midterm elections in less than five months, President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail threatens to upend their preparations. The executive order instructs the U.S. Postal Service to refuse to deliver ballots in states that don’t provide lists of voters or meet other […]

Trump administration swiftly moves ahead on plans to restrict voting by mail in the states

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow states to access federal citizenship data by June 30 and plans to monitor the flow of mail ballots for signs of voter fraud, according to a court document. Amid a series of lawsuits, President Donald Trump’s administration is now moving to carry out a March 31 executive order […]

Trump signs order seeking to curb vote-by-mail in bid to control state election laws

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on Tuesday that attempts to restrict mail-in voting, a White House priority certain to face significant legal challenges. The order directs the U.S. Department of Homeland Security along with the Social Security Administration to compile a list of voting-age American citizens in each state and share it […]

A Plan to Stop ICE From Stealing the Midterms

A campaign to ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement from polling places would provide a concrete, winnable demand that unions, student organizations, and immigrant and democracy defense groups could organize around today, months before the election.


Donald Trump is trying to get Americans used to seeing ICE officers everywhere — including at voting locations in the fall. A national…

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UGS addresses Caltrain passes, administrative pushback on reinstating land acknowledgement

The Undergraduate Senate (UGS) heard presentations from its members on GoPasses for students, administrative support of Stanford’s Native American community and the screening of a documentary on Katie Meyer.

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Screening of ‘SAVE: The Katie Meyer Story’ brings reflection on Meyer’s legacy to campus

In a question and answer session held after the screening, director Jen Karson-Strauss talked about the purpose, process and impact of SAVE.

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