Politics Mar 01 WATCH: White House speaks as legal fight over student debt continues By Associated Press
Politics Feb 27 LISTEN: Supreme Court seems poised to sink Biden’s student debt relief plan Conservative justices holding the Supreme Court’s majority seem likely to sink President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Politics Nov 03 WATCH: Biden says nearly 26 million have applied for student loan forgiveness President Joe Biden’s travel schedule before Tuesday’s midterm elections reveals his defensive stance in the campaign’s closing days: He’s spending the bulk of his time trying to hang on to seats that his party already holds. By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Education Oct 31 Biden administration relaxes rules for student debt forgiveness The new rules take hold in July and are separate from President Joe Biden's sweeping student debt forgiveness plan, which has been held up in court amid a legal challenge. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Nation Oct 22 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: Student loan relief applications still open despite block In our news wrap Saturday, the White House is urging people to continue applying for student loan relief after a judge put Biden's plan on hold, residents of Kherson were ordered to evacuate ahead of an expected Ukrainian effort to…
Oct 21 Court temporarily blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan By Jim Salter, Associated Press Attorneys for six Republican-led states are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider their effort to block the Biden administration's program to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt. Continue reading
Oct 20 Supreme Court Justice Barrett rejects appeal over Biden student debt plan By Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has rejected an appeal from a Wisconsin taxpayers group seeking to stop the Biden administration's student debt cancellation program. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 6:53 Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan faces challenge in federal court By Laura Barrón-López President Biden's executive order to cancel student debt is facing its most serious legal challenge to date. A federal judge in Missouri heard arguments from six states hoping to block the plan from taking effect. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 8:17 Answers to questions about Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz The total amount of student loan debt in the U.S. currently stands at $1.6 trillion — more than the debt from credit cards and car loans combined. Following President Biden's announcement on student loan forgiveness, many borrowers could soon see… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 9:12 Sen. Thune on why he opposes Biden’s student loan plan, the affidavit in Mar-a-Lago search By PBS NewsHour President Biden's plan to cancel thousands of dollars in student loan debt for millions of borrowers has raised criticism from the Republican ranks. Many have called the plan unfair and believe it could worsen inflation and does little to address… Continue watching