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The Trump administration's moves to pause and redesign student loan repayment plans have left millions of borrowers in limbo, unable to make progress on paying off their debt
Daily News Lesson July 25 2025

What the new student loan rules mean for current and future borrowers

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Daily News Lesson June 06 2025

Explaining the national debt, how we got here and what it means for future generations

A poster displays at a bus shelter the current U.S. National debt at 36 Trillion dollars in Washington
Daily News Lesson May 20 2025

Credit rating downgrade triggers warning signs for U.S. economy

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Daily News Lesson April 09 2025

How businesses are dealing with the impacts of tariffs

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Daily News Lesson April 04 2025

How Trump’s sweeping new tariffs could shake up U.S. and global economies

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Daily News Lesson April 09 2024

Biden announces new plan to forgive student loan debt

U.S. President Biden delivers a speech about bipartisan legislation that lifts federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling
Daily News Lesson June 05 2023

Debt ceiling debate wraps up and Election 2024 update + Newswrap 6/6/23 + Student video

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Daily News Lesson June 05 2023

Capehart and Abernathy on the debt deal and race for the GOP presidential nomination + Newswrap 5/5/23 + Student video

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Lesson Plan December 09 2018

How the debt is stacked: student loans

FILE PHOTO: Graduating students arrive for Commencement Exercises at Boston College in Boston
Daily Video October 11 2018

Maine experiments with paying residents' student loans

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