Jun 01 Senate passes GOP bill overturning student loan cancellation, Biden expected to veto By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Supreme Court heard arguments in February in a challenge to Biden's move, with the conservative majority seemingly ready to sink the plan. A decision is expected in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Apr 26 Here’s what’s in the GOP bill to lift the U.S. debt limit By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The bill has virtually no chance of becoming law, but Republicans hope it will force Biden to the negotiating table on the debt limit. Continue reading
Mar 02 WATCH: White House hold briefing as legal fight over student debt transforms into a broader political battle By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Facing the possibility that the Supreme Court will reject President Joe 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. Continue reading
Dec 30 From student debt to Bono, here are 6 updates on 2022 NewsHour stories By Hannah Grabenstein As the year comes to a close, the PBS NewsHour followed up on six stories we reported on in 2022. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 3:42 A Brief But Spectacular take on abolishing debt By Moe Sattar, Melissa Williams, Ana Davila Astra Taylor is a writer, documentary filmmaker and debt abolitionist who speaks and teaches about the power that debtors can wield. Taylor shares her Brief But Spectacular take on student loans and rethinking what it means to be in debt. Continue watching
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… Continue watching
Sep 27 Biden’s debt cancellation plan targeted by Libertarian group lawsuit By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The lawsuit, believed to be the first targeting Biden’s plan, was filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation, a Sacramento law firm. It was filed in federal court in Indiana, one of several states that plan to tax any student debt… Continue reading
Sep 26 CBO estimates Biden’s student debt plan could cost $400 billion over 30 years By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The estimate was issued Monday in response to a request from Republican lawmakers who oppose Biden's plan because of its cost. They cited the estimates as evidence that the plan will "bury" taxpayers. Continue reading
Sep 20 How to get a student loan refund if you paid during the pandemic By Adriana Morga, Associated Press When President Joe Biden announced a plan to forgive student loan debt, many borrowers who kept making payments during the pandemic wondered if they'd made the right choice. Continue reading
Sep 20 Why the Pell Grant wouldn’t exist without the work of one woman By Nadra Nittle, The 19th When women and Black Americans rarely influenced federal policy, Lois Dickson Rice lobbied successfully for the creation of the Pell Grant. Continue reading