U.S. President Joe Biden and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi discussed negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza on Tuesday and agreed to remain in close coordination in the coming hours,

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Jan. 13 that a hostage deal and ceasefire in Gaza couple be completed within the week, before President-elect Donald Trump replaces President Joe Biden on Jan.

US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken by phone - Biden's final week in office - as momentum builds towards a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. Israel and Hamas are understood to be making progress but uncertainty remains over key aspects of the potential agreement.

In the waning days of Joe Biden’s presidency, his administration announced on Monday that it will provide student debt relief to 150,000 borrowers. Almost 85,000 attended schools that defrauded their students;

The Biden-Harris administration on Monday announced an additional round of student loan forgiveness, canceling the balances of over 152,000 borrowers. The loans forgiven total nearly $4 billion. The latest relief news applies to three groups: 6,

President Joe Biden said on Monday his administration would cancel student loans for more than 150,000 borrowers, targeting those who attended schools that defrauded students, those with permanent disabilities and public service workers.