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Rebecca Carballo

Education Reporter at POLITICO

Education reporter for @politico Formerly: @nytimes 📰@HoustonChron ⭐️WI native & @MarquetteU alum. Guess which awkward kid in my cover photo is me.

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  • 3 days ago | yahoo.com | Rebecca Carballo

    The Trump administration announced Monday it will start the process of collecting on defaulted federal student loans on May 5. The , which collects debts by intercepting payments such as tax refunds and Social Security benefits, will administer the collections. Following a required 30 day notice to borrowers, wage garnishment will start later this summer, a senior Education Department official said Monday on a call with reporters.

  • 3 days ago | politico.com | Rebecca Carballo

    Hundreds of people gather in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 26, 2025, to demand the release of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, who was arrested by federal agents Tuesday night. | Michael Casey/AP LEGAL BATTLES AHEAD: The Trump administration is revoking student visas without warning, often leaving international students with two undesirable options: self deport, or quickly find legal counsel to fight the revocation in court.

  • 3 days ago | flipboard.com | Rebecca Carballo

    12 hours agoDid JD Vance Kill the Pope? An Investigation. Pope Francis passed away shortly after meeting with Vice President JD Vance. Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis Sunday, just hours before …7 hours agoKristen Stewart marries Dylan Meyer in ‘intimate’ LA weddingCongratulations are in order! Kristen Stewart has married her fiancée Dylan Meyer, according to reports.

  • 3 weeks ago | politico.com | Rebecca Carballo

    Like Columbia University, Harvard was among the schools whose leadership testified on Capitol Hill to defend their approach to campus protests. Students protesting against the war in Gaza, and passersby walking through Harvard Yard, are seen at an encampment at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 25, 2024.

  • 3 weeks ago | politico.com | Rebecca Carballo

    President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025. | AP Photo/Ben Curtis HESITATION ABOUT SBA: Earlier this month, President Donald Trump said the Education Department’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio would “immediately” move to the Small Business Administration.

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Becca Carballo
Becca Carballo @Becca_Carballo
10 Apr 25

RT @oliviacgeorge: I’m a @washingtonpost reporter writing about how layoffs, rising costs & economic instability are affecting life in the…

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2 Apr 25

RT @econspeakers: .@SBAgov faces huge staff cuts as Trump hands it a $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio. ESB's @mnegron01 warns that with…

Becca Carballo
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29 Mar 25

RT @ZachSchermele: The scene outside the main Education Department building this morning as workers cleared out their offices (as captured…