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Nation Jun 25

Federal judges block Biden’s latest attempt to reduce student debt

By William Brangham, Courtney Norris

Nation Apr 08

Students attend their graduation ceremony at the HSBA in Hamburg
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Biden announces new plan to forgive student loan debt for millions

President Biden on Monday announced new plans to cancel student debt for millions of borrowers, his broadest student loan forgiveness attempt since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his more sweeping plan over a year ago. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, who covers…

By Lisa Desjardins, Courtney Norris, Shrai Popat

Politics Apr 08

U.S. President Joe Biden visits Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus
WATCH: Biden visits Wisconsin to announce student debt relief for more than 30 million

President Joe Biden said he wanted to “give everybody a fair shot” and the “freedom to chase their dreams” as he lamented the rising cost of higher education.

By Darlene Superville, Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Politics Jul 14

A person carries a sign during a Cancel Student Debt rally outside the US Department of Education in Washington, DC, on April 4, 2022. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
How Biden’s alternate plan to cut student loan payments could become another legal battle

Known as the SAVE Plan, it was announced last year but has been overshadowed by President Joe Biden's proposal for one-time student loan cancellation.

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Politics Jun 30

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at the White House
WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Supreme Court strikes down Biden student debt plan

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively killed President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans.

By Associated Press

Jun 30

WATCH: Biden speaks after Supreme Court strikes down student loan relief plan

By Will Weissert, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Hours after the Supreme Court ruling, Biden commented from the White House, trying to stay on the political offensive even as the ruling undermined a key promise to young voters who will be vital to his 2024 reelection campaign.

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May 31

Here’s how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the freeze ends

By Cora Lewis, Adriana Morga, Associated Press

A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the White House plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt.

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Mar 01

WATCH: White House speaks as legal fight over student debt continues

By Associated Press

Facing the possibility that the Supreme Court will reject Biden's plan for student loan forgiveness, the White House is aiming to turn the political heat toward Republicans while deflecting criticism from disappointed borrowers.

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Feb 27

LISTEN: Supreme Court seems poised to sink Biden’s student debt relief plan

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

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.

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Nov 03

WATCH: Biden says nearly 26 million have applied for student loan forgiveness

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

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.

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