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The fate of student debt forgiveness will once again lie with the Supreme Court

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Newest development Apr 17, 2024 · 2 reportsBiden's new student-loan forgiveness plan just began its 30-day public comment period — and anyone can tell the administration what they think of the relief

Biden’s newest student loan plan is likely to be invalidated by the Supreme Court under the “Major Questions Doctrine” — but he knows that.

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  1. Biden's new student loan forgiveness plan could start eliminating debts before the 2024 presidential election

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. LONDOÑO: Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Policies Are More Likely To Harm Than Help

    Headline from The Daily Caller ·

  3. Biden administration announces another round of loan cancellation under new repayment plan

    Headline from The Columbian ·

  4. Names this update

    The fate of student debt forgiveness will once again lie with the Supreme Court

    Headline from The Hill ·

  5. Student Loan Forgiveness: This Financial Aid Expert Unpacks Biden’s New Debt Relief Plan

    Headline from CNET ·

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    Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan just began its 30-day public comment period — and anyone can tell the administration what they think of the relief

    Headline from Insider ·

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Biden's new student loan forgiveness plan could start eliminating debts before the 2024 presidential election (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Biden administration is moving ahead quickly with its new student loan forgiveness plan, with hopes to start wiping out people’s debts this fall.

  2. Forbes

    Biden’s New Student Loan Cancellation Plan Is Bigger Than You Think (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The new plan would given the Secretary of Education expansive authority to cancel debts. The cost could be higher than Biden

  3. Washington Times

    Biden revives student loan scam (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    President Biden won't take no for an answer.

  4. Blaze Media

    Biden’s student loan debt ‘forgiveness’ plan faces another lawsuit: ‘Embarrassing attempt to buy the 2024 election’ (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Seven more states filed another lawsuit on Tuesday againt the Biden administration over its continued attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court’s ruling against sweeping federal student loan debt handouts, Fox Business reported.

  5. The Daily Caller

    LONDOÑO: Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Policies Are More Likely To Harm Than Help (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Biden administration announced that it would introduce a new wave of student loan cancellation through the SAVE program covering a wide range of debtors.

  6. Forbes

    Student Loan Forgiveness Application For Biden’s New Plan: What We Know (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Millions could receive student loan forgiveness automatically under Biden

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Student loan borrowers could have up to $20,000 in interest forgiven as early as this fall—here's who qualifies (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    As part of President Biden’s new sweeping student debt forgiveness proposal, borrowers with balances higher than where they started could see some relief.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Biden Cancels Billions In Student Loan Debt (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President Joe Biden cancelled billions in student loan debt for thousands of borrowers just months after the Supreme Court blocked previous efforts to do so.

  9. New York Post

    Biden cancels another round of student debt for over 200,000 more borrowers (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 206,000 borrowers as part of a new repayment plan that offers a faster route to forgiveness.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    US: Joe Biden rescinds $7.4 billion of student debt – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Eradicating student debt has been a cornerstone of White House policy, with the Biden administration keen to attract young voters ahead of the US presidential election in November.

  11. Latin Times

    Biden administration forgives additional $7.4 billion in student debt (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    The decision will impact some 277,000 borrowers. The total figure throughout his tenure now reaches 4.3 million people

  12. The Columbian

    Biden administration announces another round of loan cancellation under new repayment plan (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 206,000 borrowers as part of a new repayment plan that offers a faster route to forgiveness.

  13. Foxla

    President Biden announces new student loan forgiveness plans that could benefit 23 million Americans (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    23 million borrowers could see accrued interest removed from their bills, and millions more could see partial or total forgiveness under Biden's new plan.

  14. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Biden announces another round of student loan cancellation. Here's who qualifies (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 276,000 borrowers. The latest loan forgiveness initiative is coming through various...

  15. The Guardian

    Joe Biden will cancel $7.4bn in student debt for 277,000 borrowers (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Announcement is latest in series of debt cancellations as president addresses key issue for young voters ahead of November election

  16. Townhall

  17. NBC News

    Biden announces more than $7B in student debt relief for 277,000 borrowers (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    President Joe Biden announced his administration is canceling $7.4 billion in student loans for 277,000 borrowers.

  18. Salon

    Biden continues to chip away at student loan debt (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Biden continues to chip away at student loan debt

  19. New York Post

    Joe Biden’s latest student-debt ‘forgiveness’ ploy is a sign of desperation (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Supreme Court slapped down President Biden's $430 billion mega-sellout in June 2023 over its absurd use of a post-9/11 law meant to help active-duty military avoid loan troubles.

  20. The Hill

    The fate of student debt forgiveness will once again lie with the Supreme Court (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Biden’s newest student loan plan is likely to be invalidated by the Supreme Court under the “Major Questions Doctrine” — but he knows that.

  21. Fortune

    Biden takes another stab at forgiving student loan debt. Here's how to know if you qualify for his latest $7.4 billion package (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Biden has now dished out $153 billion in student debt relief trying to fix the broken loan system.

  22. The Daily Caller

    Biden’s Promise To Cancel Student Debt Has Faced Legal Hurdles — And More Could Likely Be On The Way (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President Joe Biden was hit with a lawsuit this week after he unveiled a new loan forgiveness plan, and experts told the DCNF more are likely to come.

  23. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Here's how Biden's new student loan forgiveness plan differs from his first (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    President Joe Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan is narrower than his first effort. For critics of debt relief, that might not make a difference.

  24. Insider

    Biden's new plan for student-loan forgiveness is entering its next key stage — and millions of borrowers will have a say on what the relief looks like (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Biden's administration released its first set of draft rules for its new student-loan forgiveness plan, and borrowers have 30 days to comment on them.

  25. Forbes

    Biden Administration Proposes Sweeping Student Loan Forgiveness Rules: What To Know (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    The plan is among Biden’s broadest yet for student debt relief.

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