Senate Passes Gop Bill Overturning Student Loan Cancellation Teeing It Up for Biden Veto
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Biden Cancels $7.4 Billion in Student Loan Debt
The new repayment plan will affect more than 200,000 borrowers, but faces legal challenges.Inc. - Business - Joe Biden -
Biden Administration Cancels $7.4 Billion More in Student Loans
President Biden is hoping to shore up support with young voters who are disproportionately affected by soaring education costs. So far, he has canceled $153 billion in debt.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Biden's Student Loan Howlers
It takes a White House economist to come up with these beauties.The Wall Street Journal - World - Joe Biden -
White House announces new round of student loan cancelations
The Biden administration on Friday said it's canceling $7.4 billion in student debt for 277,000 borrowers. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the latest on potential challenges to the president's plan.CBS News - Top stories -
Here's who could qualify for Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan
President Joe Biden unveiled a new plan that comes after the Supreme Court ruled against his previous debt-forgiveness program.CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
7 more states sue over Biden student loan plan
Seven states announced Tuesday they were suing the Education Department over President Biden's SAVE income-driven repayment student loan plan, adding to a previous lawsuit by numerous other states. The lawsuit is spearheaded by Missouri, along ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
What Biden's new student loan forgiveness plan means for your taxes
President Joe Biden on Monday unveiled a new student loan forgiveness plan. Here's how the proposed relief could affect your taxes.CNBC - Business - Joe Biden -
Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan Is Being Challenged. Here’s What to Know.
The income-driven plan known as SAVE has reduced payments for millions of borrowers. Lawsuits by Republican-led states are seeking to upend it.The New York Times - Business - Joe Biden -
Biden administration releases formal proposal for new student loan forgiveness plan
The Biden administration released its new proposal to forgive student debt for millions of Americans. It hopes this plan will survive legal challenges.CNBC - Business - Joe Biden -
Biden canceling student debt for more than 277,000 borrowers
President Biden announced on Friday he would be canceling debt for more than 277,000 borrowers. The administration is forgiving $7.4 billion for borrowers in more than 40 states in the latest debt relief program, bringing the total amount of ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Joe Biden will cancel $7.4bn in student debt for 277,000 borrowers
Announcement is latest in series of debt cancellations as president addresses key issue for young voters ahead of November election. The Biden administration will cancel $7.4bn in student debt for 277,000 borrowers, the White House said on Friday, ...The Guardian - World - Joe Biden -
Biden cancels $7.4 billion in student debt. Here's who is eligible.
The White House is turning to other methods to erase student debt after the Supreme Court blocked its broader effort to forgive loans.CBS News - Politics - Joe Biden -
Conservative Senate GOP targets House-passed warrantless surveillance bill
Senators in both parties are warning the expanded surveillance authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) could lapse after Friday because of a battle over amending the House bill, which has become a target of conservative ...The Hill - Politics -
States sue over Biden’s student-loan repayment program using arguments that succeeded before
Missouri and six other states are asking a court to block the Biden administration’s revamped student-loan repayment program, less than a year after the state was a key participant in the lawsuit that ultimately invalidated President Joe Biden’s ...MarketWatch - Business - Joe Biden -
Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan could start eliminating debts before the 2024 presidential election
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.CNBC - Business - Joe Biden -
Who will qualify for debt forgiveness under Biden's new student loan forgiveness plan?
President Biden once again is trying to deliver widespread student debt forgiveness, with a new plan unveiled on Monday that could help about 30 million borrowers erase some or all of their college loans. It comes less than a year after the ...CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Here's how Biden's new student loan forgiveness plan differs from his first
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.CNBC - Business - Joe Biden -
Biden administration releases draft text of student loan forgiveness plan. Here's what borrowers need to know
The Biden administration released the draft text of its revised student loan forgiveness plan. Here's what to know.CNBC - Business - Joe Biden -
Senate votes to overturn Biden highway emissions rule, with support from red-state Democrats
The Senate voted to overturn a Biden administration rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions on the federal highway system Wednesday, with three red state Democrats joining every Republican. The rule would require local and state transit officials ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
MOHELA can't escape the student loan spotlight
The spotlight has shined brightly on student loan servicer Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) amid fights for student debt relief and complaints about its handling of student loan payments. And on Wednesday, Congress puts the ...The Hill - Politics -
FISA bill overcomes key hurdle to tee up floor fight on warrant requirement
A bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers passed a key hurdle in the House on Tuesday even as it still faces a rocky pathway to the Senate – including a floor fight over whether to add a warrant requirement to the bill. ...The Hill - Politics -
House advances revised FISA bill after floor revolt, teeing up final vote
The House advanced a bill Friday to reauthorize the U.S.’s warrantless surveillance authority, opening the measure up for debate two days after a band of conservatives blocked a previous version of the legislation from moving forward. The chamber ...The Hill - Politics -
White House stresses FISA bill is 'critical' as House tees up final vote
The White House stressed Friday that the bill to reauthorize the United States’s warrantless surveillance authority is critical to U.S. national security, just after the House advanced it and ahead of an expected final vote later in the day. ...The Hill - Politics -
Johnson Pushes Ahead on Bill for Israel and Ukraine Aid, Teeing Up Weekend Vote
The embattled Republican speaker said he expected Saturday votes on the long-stalled package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, as well as fresh sanctions on Iran.The New York Times - Top stories - Ukraine -
Warren hammers student loan servicer MOHELA at hearing: 'Truly shocking'
The Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) took a drubbing at a Senate hearing Wednesday after a report from Democrats accused the student loan servicer of millions of billing errors, delays and “borrower abuse” since repayments began ...The Hill - Politics -
Ending crippling debt seizure is one solution to our student loan nightmare
Congress can stop the federal student aid program from pushing families into poverty by banning earned income tax credit, child tax credit and Social Security seizures as a method of collecting debt.The Hill - Politics -
House of Lords insists on further changes to Sunak’s Rwanda bill
New amendments by peers dash government hopes of asylum legislation becoming law this weekFinancial Times - Business -
Kansas governor vetoes bill banning gender-affirming care to minors
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) vetoed a bill that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors in the Sunflower State Friday. “This divisive legislation targets a small group of Kansans by placing government mandates on them and dictating to ...The Hill - Politics -
Crypto executives put money behind longshot bid to oust Elizabeth Warren
More than half a dozen cryptocurrency executives and prominent enthusiasts have donated to longshot GOP candidate John Deaton.Politico - Politics -
Bob Graham, ex-senator and Florida governor, dies at 87
He sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004.Politico - Politics - Florida -
House passes FISA reauthorization bill after previous GOP setback
The House on Friday voted to reauthorize a key U.S. spy program considered crucial to national security.ABC News - Top stories -
House Passes Controversial Spying Bill as Speaker Johnson Overcomes GOP Objections
The measure extending a foreign surveillance program for two years now heads to the Senate.The Wall Street Journal - World -
White House hits student-debt relief critic with PPP-loan-forgiveness past
The White House on Monday turned to a familiar tactic when defending criticism of its student-loan relief plan.MarketWatch - Business -
Most student loan borrowers say they've delayed major life events due to debt: Gallup
Most student loan borrowers say they have delayed major life events due to their debt, according to a recent study. The Lumina Foundation-Gallup 2024 State of Higher Education study, released Wednesday, found 71 percent of borrowers said they ...The Hill - Politics