This debt relief has occurred despite ongoing opposition from congressional Republicans and a Supreme Court ruling against the administration’s plans for debt forgiveness.

The Biden administration's plan will help low-income borrowers as student loan repayments restart.

The administration said 26 million people had applied for relief under the plan and 43 million would have been eligible.

On Feb. 28, the Supreme Court is hearing two challenges to the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student debt.

Despite national polls showing debt relief has popular and bipartisan support, Republicans have worked against Biden’s actions at every step.

Mike Erickson promises to ‘stop the reckless tax-and-spend schemes’ after taking PPP funds.

Multiple organizations advocating for marginalized Americans and progressives called President Biden’s action ‘historic,’ ‘life-changing’ step for millions.

Forty-three million Americans owe money on federal student loans.

An estimated 20 million people will see their federal student debt erased as a result of the White House’s announcement.

Under Biden, the Department of Education has forgiven nearly $32 billion in student debt thus far.

Some Senate Republicans have openly admitted they oppose President Joe Biden granting student loan relief because it’s too popular.

43 million Americans will be back on the hook for student loan payments in less than two months unless President Joe Biden takes action.

A growing chorus of advocates and politicians is calling for Biden to unilaterally cancel the nation’s $1.7 trillion in federal student debt.

A settlement announced Wednesday aims to resolve a 2019 suit accusing the Department of Education under Secretary Betsy DeVos of mismanaging its Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

The Department of Education’s rules will help more than 550,000 people.

Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn also claimed that the left is involved in a plot to take over churches.

College loan debt has increased racial inequality in the United States.

The decision could lead to $1 billion in loans being canceled for 72,000 borrowers.

Democrats are pressing the issue as a matter of racial justice and as COVID-19 relief.

President Joe Biden has addressed food and income insecurity as Americans continue to suffer during the pandemic.

Farewell to the racist 1776 Commission, hello again to the World Health Organization.

Betsy DeVos doesn’t believe in helping students pay for college.

Joe Biden says he wants to make public colleges and universities free for families that earn less than $125,000 a year.

They say Education Secretary Betsy DeVos violated federal rules by issuing her policy without justification.

A lawsuit alleges that DeVos is still garnishing wages from workers who defaulted on their loans in the middle of a pandemic.

Also this week, New Mexico pledged to invest $300 million for early childhood education, and Kentucky announced a record number of registered voters.

A federal court stopped voter suppression efforts in Arizona, Illinois is making insulin cheaper, and Michelle Obama won a Grammy.

The Texas Republican is angry that Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to forgive student loan debt without his permission.

‘The issues that we think are important here in the Beltway don’t actually make it to the kitchen table as issues that voters are talking about.’

The bill also simplifies the process for all students to apply for financial aid.