The Supreme Court is about to make a decision regarding President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loans. If the plan is approved, it could eliminate up to $20,000 in federal student loans for many Americans who earn less than the income threshold set by the plan. Some borrowers may …
Read More »Senate Votes To Block Student Loan Relief, White House Will Veto
Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s one-time student debt relief plan that is on hold due to a pending Supreme Court decision. President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the resolution, but the 52-46 vote forced vulnerable Senate Democrats up for …
Read More »Biden Student Debt Relief Plan Revoked In U.S. House Vote
Ariana Figueroa, Florida Phoenix The U.S. House on Wednesday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s one-time student debt relief plan that is currently on hold awaiting a Supreme Court decision expected within weeks. Before the 218-203 vote on the resolution, the White House said President Joe Biden would veto it, arguing …
Read More »Supreme Court To Review Biden Student Debt Relief Plan In February
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will hear oral arguments in February over a legal challenge by six Republican-led states to the Biden administration student borrower relief plan. Until the arguments are heard and the court issues a ruling, the $400 billion Biden plan is on hold due to …
Read More »Six GOP-Led States Win National Injunction Against Biden Student Debt Relief Plan
Ariana Figueroa, Virginia Mercury A federal appeals court on Monday issued a nationwide injunction indefinitely blocking the Biden administration’s student debt relief program in response to a challenge by six GOP-led states. The unanimous ruling by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis came after the six states — Nebraska, …
Read More »DOJ Appeals As Trump Judge Blocks Student Debt Relief
The Justice Department filed an appeal Thursday after a Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration’s student debt cancellation program nationwide, declaring it “unlawful” on grounds that legal experts criticized as laughable. The 26-page ruling by Mark Pittman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of …
Read More »President Touts Student Debt Relief Days Ahead Of Midterm Election
Shaun Griswold, Source New Mexico President Joe Biden’s appearance at Central New Mexico Community College focused on student debt relief and gave the state’s Democratic leaders a chance to boast about new educational opportunities offered to students from preschool up to college. “New Mexico is seen as one of the …
Read More »The Student Debt Relief Application Is Live: Here’s What You Need To Know
Ariana Figueroa, Virginia Mercury President Joe Biden announced Monday that student loan borrowers can begin to apply for debt relief through a new online application. Biden said the application is easy and fast. It will allow every borrower with an income of $125,000 or less ($250,000 for married couples) to have up …
Read More »Education Secretary Urges Boost In Teacher Pay, Touts College Debt Relief
Ariana Figueroa, Virginia Mercury Amid K-12 teacher shortages, book bans and attacks over critical race theory, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona at a meeting with reporters on Wednesday stressed the need for higher salaries to attract prospective educators to the profession. Cardona also touted the Biden administration’s recent student debt relief announcement in late …
Read More »Warren Grills DOJ on Why It’s Still Trying to Crush Student Debtors in Bankruptcy Court
Just over a week after President Joe Biden unveiled a plan to cancel $10,000 in federal student loan debt for most borrowers and reform the income-driven repayment program, his administration on Thursday was rebuked once again for its ongoing effort to deny bankruptcy relief to some of the nation’s most …
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