This new paperwork rule could make getting student-loan forgiveness easier for government and nonprofit workers

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Republicans reportedly want to ban student loan forgiveness and make it harder to get food stamps in a debt ceiling deal — and they seem to want to do it all over again next year

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) receives applause from fellow Representatives at the start of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023.

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The Fed is winning its war on inflation — and it means America could avoid a painful recession

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Jerome Powell smiles after taking the oath of office for his second term as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2022.
Jerome Powell smiles after taking the oath of office for his second term as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2022.

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20 GOP-led states are asking the Supreme Court to halt Biden's latest student-debt cancellation for 200,000 borrowers, backing a request from 3 schools accused of defrauding their students

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President Joe Biden.

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The Fed won't be able to bring inflation down to its target, and Americans will have to live with high prices for years, BlackRock says

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Millions of student-loan borrowers will face 'catastrophic consequences' like delays in debt relief if Congress doesn't give Biden's Education Department more money, 17 Democratic lawmakers say

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SEPTEMBER 20: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

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Why a millennial with $134,000 in student debt hasn't made payments while living abroad for nearly a decade

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A mom took out over $77,000 in student loans to send her son with autism to college. He got his debt wiped out — but she's still paying hers off with no end in sight.

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A nonprofit just joined forces with a major student-loan lender in asking a federal court to end the payment pause, saying the relief has limited the 'financial incentive' to work in public service

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President Joe Biden.

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3 Democratic lawmakers want to give parents $393 a month per kid for 18 years

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) outside the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2021.

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