Canceling student debt for millions of borrowers 'cheated by for-profit colleges' isn't enough, Biden's Education Department says — it's time for the top executives to pay up

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Even if the Supreme Court finds Biden's student-loan forgiveness was an overreach of authority, it doesn't mean the relief will get struck down. Here's why.

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FEBRUARY 28: People gather during a protest in support of student debt cancellation as the Supreme Court begins oral arguments outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday February 28, 2023.

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The US could be 4 months away from a potentially disastrous debt-ceiling breach, but nobody's negotiating over how to fix it

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Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-KY) in 2021.

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Why a student-loan company's involvement in a case seeking to block Biden's debt relief might end up working in borrowers' favors

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A sign reading "Cancel Student Debt" staged outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC.

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The Fed is trapped in a deep hole and will lose more credibility on inflation no matter what it does next, Mohamed El-Erian says

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Opponents of Biden's student-loan forgiveness are spotlighting another way to give borrowers debt relief

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AOC says there's still hope for Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan if the Supreme Court rules against it

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Biden says he's 'not confident' his student-loan forgiveness plan will be upheld by the Supreme Court

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President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on January 12, 2023.

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Biden's Education Secretary responds to student-loan borrowers with private debt who don't qualify for federal relief: 'We can control our loans. We can't control other loans'

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The US economy has been 'more than fine' without your student debt

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UMass Boston Class of 2021 and 2020 Commencement Ceremonies

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