Introduction In November 2025, Moody’s Ratings warned that 2026 would be the year one in six private colleges could no longer cover day-to-day costs with the cash their operations bring in. Nine months into that year, most of the evidence points the same way, though not everywhere. The agency projected that 16% of private institutions would post negative EBIDA margins...
October 5, 2026
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America.gov: What the New Federal Portal Can Do for Passports and Name Changes Today and What’s Still Coming
Introduction The federal government opened a new front door on Sept. 29, 2026. America.gov is an AI-assisted portal meant to replace the hunt across agency websites with a single place to ask a question and, eventually, finish the task. Two of the most common reasons Americans deal with Washington are getting a passport and updating their name after a marriage,...
Should Washington Stop Lending for College Majors That Don’t Pay Off? A New Federal Rule Already Does
Bailey Pennington borrowed $12,000 to go to cosmetology school. Pennington now pays about $150 a month on that loan and told The Christian Science Monitor that standing out in the field “doesn’t always work for everyone.” Under a federal rule that takes full effect next July, students in programs like that one could soon lose access to the kind of...
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Moody’s Predicted 2026 Would Break More Private Colleges. Nine Months In, Here’s the Scorecard
Introduction In November 2025, Moody’s Ratings warned that 2026 would be the year one in six private colleges could no...
America.gov: What the New Federal Portal Can Do for Passports and Name Changes Today and What’s Still Coming
Introduction The federal government opened a new front door on Sept. 29, 2026. America.gov is an AI-assisted portal meant to...
Should Washington Stop Lending for College Majors That Don’t Pay Off? A New Federal Rule Already Does
Bailey Pennington borrowed $12,000 to go to cosmetology school. Pennington now pays about $150 a month on that loan and...
A Migrant Caravan Heads North Five Weeks Before the Midterms: Organic Movement or Manufactured Moment?
On the night of Sept. 27, more than 600 people walked out of Tapachula, the Mexican city closest to the...
Supreme Court Reopens SAVE for Voter-Roll Checks as New Jersey’s 6,600-Registration Error Becomes Exhibit A
Intro The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, cleared the way for states to again use the Department...
Is Europe Crying Wolf on Russia? What the Warnings Actually Say
Intro In one week this month, Europe’s leaders sounded a coordinated alarm. France, the Netherlands, Finland, Lithuania and Switzerland each...
If the System Failed Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Daughter, What Chance Does a Poor Kid Have?
Introduction Nikole Hannah-Jones meant her daughter’s education to be an argument against leaving neighborhood schools. After a decade, it has...
Two Queens Men Charged After Park Avenue Manhole Exit Triggers UNGA-Week Security Sweep
Intro Two Queens men have been charged after police say they were recorded climbing out of a manhole on Park...