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☆ Bernie Sanders is running for reelection
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for reelection in 2024. The 82-year-old is the last senator to announce his reelection plans this year. AdvertisementSen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the longest-serving independent in American history, will seek a 4th term in the US Senate later this year. He is the last US senator whose term ends in 2024 to announce whether or not he would seek reelection. Sanders is immensely popular in Vermont and is all but guaranteed to be reelected in November.

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☆ Bernie Sanders wants to make Ozempic cheaper
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Bernie Sanders said the price of Ozempic is "outrageously high." A recent study found that Ozempic can be made for less than $5 per month — but it costs nearly $1,000. AdvertisementSen. Bernie Sanders is outraged by the price of Ozempic — so much that he wants to meet with the CEO of its maker, pharma giant Novo Nordisk, Bloomberg reports. Related stories"A new Yale study found that Ozempic costs less than $5 a month to manufacture," Sanders said in a statement. Novo Nordisk also spent $5 billion on R&D globally in 2023, the company said.

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☆ Parents who took on student debt for their kids have 'extremely limited' options for loan forgiveness and cheaper monthly payments — but Biden can change that, 9 Democratic lawmakers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A group of Democrats urged the Education Department to expand relief for parent PLUS borrowers. They also requested PLUS borrowers be included in Biden's second attempt at broader loan forgiveness. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders — in sending a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding parent PLUS borrowers. The burden increases on parents because, as the lawmakers wrote, options for federal relief on PLUS loans "remain extremely limited." "We write to you out of deep concern that Parent PLUS borrowers have been left out of key student loan actions the Administration has taken," the Democrats said.

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☆ It's not too late for more student-loan borrowers to get relief in Biden's second try at debt cancellation, 38 Democratic lawmakers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThere's still time for President Joe Biden's Education Department to consider more student-loan borrowers for its second debt relief plan, a group of Democrats said. On Thursday, 38 Democratic lawmakers — including Sens. The key issue concerns the groups of borrowers the Education Department proposed to include in its relief. The Education Department has not yet indicated whether it will add a fourth session. Advertisement"The Department's priority is to support students and borrowers, and is moving as quickly as possible to provide student debt relief to as many borrowers as possible, including through the regulatory process," the spokesperson said.

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☆ Bernie Sanders scoffs at Dean Phillips' apology for dismissing his 'rigged' primary claims: 'He's changed his views now that he's a candidate?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Dean Phillips claims the 2024 Democratic primary is rigged against him. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Dean Phillips is offering an apology to Bernie Sanders — but the Vermont senator isn't all that interested. "I had long dismissed his complaints about the rigged Democratic Party primary system," Phillips wrote on X. I have an apology to make to @BernieSandersI had long dismissed his complaints about the rigged Democratic Party primary system. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs for ballot access, Phillips launched his campaign on October 27, missing the October 16 deadline to file in the early state of Nevada.

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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Bo Nix threw three touchdown passes and No. 10 Oregon emphatically slammed the brakes on Coach Prime's “Cinderella story,” routing No. But the Ducks' defense sacked Shedeur Sanders on third down, pushing him back 16 years, and Colorado again was forced to punt. Colorado avoided the shutout with Shedeur Sanders' a 6-yard pass to Michael Harrison. Colorado had minus-33 rushing yards in the half — due in part by Oregon’s four sacks on Shedeur Sanders — and just 35 for the game.

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8 Washington (2-0) at Michigan State (2-0), Saturday. Michigan State coach Mel Tucker was suspended after USA Today reported he allegedly sexually harassed an activist and rape survivor. This is Washington's last nonconference game, and though Michigan State is a name opponent, this isn't a typical Spartans side. Now the Buffaloes host nearby rival Colorado State, which lost its opener 50-24 to Washington State and is a 22 1/2-point underdog. UPSET WATCHFresno State (2-0) at Arizona State (1-1).

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Sanders has a 27-5 coaching record at Jackson State, including going 12-0 this year and winning two consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference titles. Sanders will owe Jackson State around $300,000 in a buyout for the 2020 contract, according to USA Today. This is not a Deion Sanders thing,” Parker told NBC News. “I do think he cared about the well-being of Jackson State football players. I think the buzz around the program will change, especially if they don’t hire a coach that has a similar stature as Deion Sanders.”

☆ A 3-way game of geriatric chicken featuring Trump, Biden, and Bernie has younger Democrats and Republicans itching for change
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Darren Samuelsohn | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The 2024 presidential race is already coming into view. These are arguments Biden is readying to run on as Trump — despite his numerous legal troubles — flirts with another White House bid. It's also the case that Sanders' 2024 aspirations remain in their own holding pattern until Biden makes his own formal declaration of his intentions. It's a fact the White House doesn't want to talk about. "The fact they both made it to the White House makes them think they both know how to get to the White House," said Brinkley.

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