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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US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during a roundtable discussion on reproductive rights with US Vice President Kamala Harris and college presidents, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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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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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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Sonia Sotomayor pushes back on conservative SCOTUS justices who questioned the fairness of Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan, saying the US is 'not a society of unlimited resources'

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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

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Biden's administration made a 'powerful defense' of its student-loan forgiveness plan before the Supreme Court, education secretary says

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Education Sec. Miguel Cardona.

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Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan is in jeopardy. Here are 4 major takeaways from the Supreme Court's oral arguments.

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Student Loan Borrowers And Advocates Gather For The People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief
Student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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The Supreme Court heard Biden's loan forgiveness case today. Here's when we expect the court to rule on student loans.

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The Supreme Court is weighing challenges to President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.

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Ayanna Pressley says it's not time for a student-debt relief backup plan yet, as a conservative-majority Supreme Court decides whether Biden's plan is legal

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley outside the Supreme Court Tuesday.

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