Credit card cap plan poses risks to borrowers
A guest editorial argues a 10 percent interest cap proposed by Sen. Hawley and Sen. Sanders would harm those it aims to help. It warns price controls reduce credit access, potentially driving consumers to higher-cost lenders and triggering tighter lending by banks amid rising defaults.
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Oval Office
Bernie Sanders
Vermont
Josh Hawley
Missouri
America
Sen. Hawley
Donald Trump
Biden
Congress
Community letter questions Trump power goals and checks
Ken Kent of Cedar Rapids argues that Donald Trump seeks to consolidate executive power by pushing actions to the Supreme Court with a hand picked majority. He urges Senate and House Republicans to counter the president and uphold legislative balance, citing election margins as insufficient mandate.
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Donald Trump
Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
Samuel Alito
Senate
House
Trump
Ity
Ken Kent
Cedar Rapids
Miranda Jayne Boyd urges resistance to Trump anti trans orders
Miranda Jayne Boyd argues that executive actions targeting transgender people threaten rights and safety across military, federal agencies, healthcare for minors, school sports, and documentation. Protests and lawsuits rise while hospitals pause care and officials debate policy impacts nationwide.
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Trump
Donald Trump
New York
Letitia James
Nancy Mace
R-S.c
Congressional Committee
Elon Musk
Department of Government Efficiency
DOGE
Center For Medicare
Veterans Affairs research marks 100 years of progress
Eli Perencevich highlights VA research from its 1925 start in the Veterans' Bureau to modern studies. He notes early labs, postwar expansion, and key findings from tuberculosis treatment to CAT scans. In Iowa City the program advances infection control and telemedicine while praising veterans and clinician researchers who advance veterans health.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
U.S
Veterans’ Bureau
Iowa City
America
Hines VA Hospital
Chicago
Washington
D.C
Long Island
Surgeon General
Eli Perencevich
University of Iowa
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