South Carolina becomes the latest GOP-led state with a bill to make the death penalty a punishment for abortion

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An exterior view of the South Carolina State House, Columbia

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The Supreme Court justices deciding whether to end Biden's student loan relief program paid an average of $42,539 to go to college. Today, they'd have to pay around $320,531.

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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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A lawyer said it is 'plainly ridiculous' to name AI as an inventor amid an ongoing legal battle about a patent, comparing it to giving credit to a cat

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An AI robot and a cat.

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

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US President Joe Biden.

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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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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

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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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Ted Cruz shouts over Merrick Garland about the DOJ's response to protests outside Supreme Court justices' homes

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US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) arrives for a US Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing to examine the Justice Department on March 1, 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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US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona

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Student-loan payments will resume this year — and it could happen with or without debt relief

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Activists and students protest in front of the Supreme Court during a rally for student debt cancellation in Washington, DC, on February 28, 2023.

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