Watch the CBSN Originals documentary “The Student Debt Dilemma” in the video player above. Washington — The Department of Education announced Wednesday it would be relaxing requirements for a student loan debt relief program for public-sector workers, a move the Biden administration estimates will benefit more than 550,000 teachers, members of the …

Smith & Wesson is moving its headquarters from Massachusetts to Tennessee, citing the southern state’s “unwavering support of the Second Amendment” as well as its lower cost of living.  The decision to depart New England was “an extremely difficult and emotional” one, Mark Smith, the gun-maker’s president and CEO, said …

The wealthiest 400 families in the United States are paying an average income tax rate of just 8.2%, according to a new analysis from the Biden administration. President Joe Biden and Democrats are pushing to raise taxes on the richest Americans as they look for ways to pay for their …

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Thursday criticized some in the judiciary for veering into the role of legislators and politicians, saying it’s not for judges to make policy or to base decisions on their personal feelings or religious beliefs. In an address at the University of Notre Dame, the …

As cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 continue to surge across the U.S., some NFL teams are requiring fans to be vaccinated before entering their stadiums. The new regulations mean that thousands of football fans will now need more than an admission ticket to see their favorite gridiron stars.  …

The following is a transcript of an interview with Cynthia Sheng, the president of Jefferson Parish in Louisiana, that aired on Sunday, September 5, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” WEIJIA JIANG: We go now to the president of Jefferson Parish in the greater New Orleans area, Cynthia Lee Sheng. Good …

The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb that aired on Sunday, August 29, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” ED O’KEEFE: We go now to former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb was also a member of the Pfizer board and the author of …

Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol on Saturday as Governor Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new election laws, prolonging a monthslong standoff that ramped up in July when dozens of Democratic state lawmakers left the state and hunkered down in Washington, D.C. “A …

Washington — A Pentagon police officer was killed Tuesday morning in an incident at the Metro bus platform outside the building, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency confirmed.  The incident took place around 10:40 a.m., when the suspect exited a bus at the Pentagon Transit Center and “immediately, without provocation,” attacked …

In his first public statement since collapsing on the set of “Better Call Saul” earlier this week, actor Bob Odenkirk said he had suffered a “small heart attack” but was “going to be OK.” The 58-year-old collapsed Tuesday while filming the show’s final season, sparking an outpouring of support from colleagues …