Bolsonaro Undergoes Phrenic Nerve Block Procedure After Surgery-Related Complications 
South Korean President Apologizes to Families of Jeju Air Crash Victims, Pledges Full Investigation 
Zelenskiy and Trump Meet in Florida as Ukraine Peace Talks Face Major Hurdles 
FBI Surges Resources to Minnesota Amid Fraud Investigations Linked to Somali Community 
Zelenskiy Discusses Ukraine Peace Efforts With Trump Envoys 
Lebanon Cabinet Approves Financial Gap Law to Tackle Ongoing Economic Crisis 
California Drops Lawsuit Over Federal Funding Cuts to High-Speed Rail Project 
Japan Approves Record ¥122.3 Trillion Budget as Takaichi Seeks Fiscal Balance 
Najib Razak Jailed 15 More Years in Landmark 1MDB Verdict With Major Political Impact 
Zelenskiy to Meet Trump in Florida as Ukraine-U.S. Peace Framework Nears Completion 
Trump and Zelenskiy Signal Progress Toward Ukraine Peace Deal, Donbas Still Unresolved 
Australia Orders Independent Review After Bondi Mass Shooting, Albanese Resists Royal Commission Calls 
Myanmar Election 2025 Faces Global Scrutiny Amid Civil War and Political Repression 
Trump Administration Probes Corporate DEI Programs, Raising Questions for Google Stock 
Kim Jong Un Oversees Strategic Cruise Missile Launch to Reinforce North Korea’s Nuclear Deterrence 
Argentina Congress Approves 2026 Budget Under Milei, Marking First Legislative Passage Since 2023 
U.S. Judge Blocks Deportation of British Anti-Disinformation Campaigner Imran Ahmed Amid Free Speech Dispute 
US President Joe Biden has called on the Supreme Court to pause the ruling of another judge regarding the student debt relief plan. A judge ruled in a separate case that Biden’s plan to relieve borrowers of billions of dollars in student debt loans was unlawful.
The Biden administration Friday last week has asked the Supreme Court justices to put on hold another judge’s ruling on a separate case that found the program to be unlawful. The rulings in two challenges to the program were made against the administration by Republican-led states. The administration called on the justices to put a hold on Texas district judge Mark Pittman’s decision on the matter backed by a conservative advocacy group or to hear arguments on the merits of the case.
The request by the administration came a day after the high court heard the arguments made by the appeal of six Republican-led states. Pittman made his ruling back on November 10, and the St. Louis Court of Appeals issued an injunction on November 14, in the lawsuit by GOP-led states Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and South Carolina finding the debt relief program unlawful and that the administration made an overreach in authority.
While the justices the previous day did not act on the US leader’s request to lift the injunction but fast-tracked the case for oral arguments in late February or early March.
During his 2020 campaign, Biden pledged to help former college students who still struggle with student loan debt. Republicans and conservative groups have opposed the plan that was put in place back in September this year, saying that it was unfair to those who have fully paid their loans or never went to college and that it would worsen inflation.
On the same day, Biden signed legislation that blocked a national railroad strike that could potentially devastate the country’s economy. The legislation passed the Senate Thursday on 80 to 15, imposing a contract deal that was brokered in September on a dozen unions that represent 115,000 workers that could have gone on strike on December 9.
However, the Senate failed to approve a provision that would provide rail workers with paid sick days.
