USA TODAYWASHINGTON — As family and fond memories of her life poured in from Democrats and Republicans alike, GOP Rep. Doug Collins' voice was missing from those honoring her.Instead, Collins received backlash for his tweet Friday night focusing on Ginsburg's position on abortion rights."RIP to the more than 30 million innocent babies that have been murdered during the decades that Ruth Bader Ginsburg defended pro-abortion laws," Collins tweeted. "With @realDonaldTrump nominating a replacement that values human life, generations of unborn children have a chance to live."The...…USA TODAYWASHINGTON — As family and fond memories of her life poured in from Democrats and Republicans alike, GOP Rep. Doug Collins' voice was missing from those honoring her.Instead, Collins received backlash for his tweet Friday night focusing on Ginsburg's position on abortion rights."RIP to the more than 30 million innocent babies that have been murdered during the decades that Ruth Bader Ginsburg defended pro-abortion laws," Collins tweeted. "With @realDonaldTrump nominating a replacement that values human life, generations of unborn children have a chance to live."The...WW…

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration entered the White House with an eye toward relieving the strain of student loan debt, particularly amid the added financial burden of the coronavirus pandemic.On day one in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order extending a pause student federal loan payments enacted by the previous administration as part of COVID relief. Progressive activists and lawmakers have urged the president to go further and cancel student loan debt, but he has said firmly that he does not believe he has the authority to do so by executive order.That changed...…WASHINGTON — The Biden administration entered the White House with an eye toward relieving the strain of student loan debt, particularly amid the added financial burden of the coronavirus pandemic.On day one in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order extending a pause student federal loan payments enacted by the previous administration as part of COVID relief. Progressive activists and lawmakers have urged the president to go further and cancel student loan debt, but he has said firmly that he does not believe he has the authority to do so by executive order.That changed...WW…

USA TODAYView CommentsWASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers are asking the Department of Justice to investigate that went to Planned Parenthood affiliates as part of coronavirus relief. The loans, totaling about $80 million to Planned Parenthood centers according to obtained by NPR, were distributed as part of the program to provide loans to small businesses suffering the economic impacts of the pandemic set up by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.Twenty-seven GOP senators, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, to Attorney General William Barr...…USA TODAYView CommentsWASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers are asking the Department of Justice to investigate that went to Planned Parenthood affiliates as part of coronavirus relief. The loans, totaling about $80 million to Planned Parenthood centers according to obtained by NPR, were distributed as part of the program to provide loans to small businesses suffering the economic impacts of the pandemic set up by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.Twenty-seven GOP senators, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, to Attorney General William Barr...WW…