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Biden's Education Department must continue to 'undo the harm' Trump caused student-loan borrowers by wiping out debt for an additional 3,600 defrauded students, a top Democratic senator says
"It is evident that Illinois students have waited far too long for relief," Sen. Durbin said, refer…
Ayelet Sheffey
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The second-ranked Senate Democrat isn't sure Biden's big spending bill will pass at all with Manchin sending mixed signals: 'I've been burned by this stove enough times'
Sen. Dick Durbin has all but given up on passing Biden's economic agenda, blaming Manchin and Sinem…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Democrats lash out at Supreme Court for doing 'nothing' and allowing 'radical' and 'extreme' 6-week abortion ban to take effect in Texas
The Supreme Court's failure to block the Texas law "is an effort to rip away women's rights," Senat…
Oma Seddiq
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Trump's acting attorney general testified for 7 hours on the former president's efforts to overturn the election, Sen. Dick Durbin says
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said Jeffrey Rosen "was very open" and "told us a lot" in his test…
Sinéad Baker
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28,000 student-loan borrowers just got $238 million in debt wiped out after being 'misled about the quality of their programs,' Biden's Education Secretary says
Biden's Education Department said Marinello Schools of Beauty lied about the quality of its educati…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's Education Department promised 7 million student-loan borrowers behind on payments 'a fresh start.' Now Elizabeth Warren wants to know how it plans to 'achieve its goal.'
Sen. Warren joined 7 Democratic colleagues in requesting updates on student-loan reforms for borrow…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan companies might be 'unlawfully collecting' your debt even if you got your loans wiped out in court, Biden's top consumer watchdog warns
This follows a letter from the CFPB, obtained by Insider, vowing to "closely scrutinize" student-lo…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden must protect student-loan borrowers from 'swindlers and con-men' in the for-profit education industry, a top Democratic senator says
After ITT Tech shut down, "students ended up holding the bag with worthless diplomas and a mountain…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers have to clear an 'unnecessary high bar' to get rid of their debt in bankruptcy court, 27 senators say
Sens. Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer, and Patty Murray led colleagues in urging Biden to reform the ban…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Sen. Dick Durbin says mass shootings are 'sadly a uniquely American experience' after Monterey Park shooting left 11 dead
The mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, Saturday night marks the deadliest shooting in the …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Sen. Dick Durbin calls GOP governors 'pathetic' for making promises to migrant families to get them on buses
Sen. Durbin slammed GOP governors for making empty promises to migrants that "life is just going to…
Katie Balevic
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Sen. Tom Cotton refused to confirm US attorney nominees in Democratic states until Sen. Dick Durbin apologized for interrupting him nine months ago
Durbin said that Cotton's objection to the US attorney nominees could threaten public safety and pu…
Morgan Keith
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Sen. Dick Durbin says Black women on Biden's likely list for Supreme Court seat are 'extraordinary' and must've gained success 'against great odds'
"If they have achieved the level of success in the practice of law and jurisprudence, they've done …
Kadia Tubman
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Some Democrats are ready to give up on demands for state and local aid to get a COVID-19 stimulus bill passed
Sens. Chris Coons and Dick Durbin signaled they'd support a $748 billion compromise COVID-19 relief…
Mia Jankowicz
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4 ways Elizabeth Warren is asking Biden to simplify student-debt forgiveness so more borrowers get the relief they deserve
Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined six of her Democratic colleagues in urging the Education Dept. to stre…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A judge stripped a veteran's $221,000 in student-loan forgiveness, and it shows how hard the law makes it to get rid of student debt
The judge found that Kevin Rosenberg, a Navy veteran, didn't show that the debt caused him "undue h…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Senator says Democrats can delay Trump's Supreme Court nomination but 'can't stop the outcome'
Democrats can "slow" Trump's conservative Supreme Court pick for "perhaps a matter of hours, maybe …
Yelena Dzhanova
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Student-loan debt 'follows you to your grave,' a top Democrat says. Here's how his new bill would prevent that.
A bipartisan bill introduced by Sens. Dick Durbin and John Cornyn would allow borrowers to get rid …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Ted Cruz's claims about undocumented people getting $1,400 stimulus checks were shot down by Dick Durbin as 'just plain false'
Senators Dick Durbin and Ted Cruz scuffled on Saturday, after Cruz said the $1.9 trillion stimulus …
Kevin Shalvey
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Adjunct professors should be eligible for relief from the 'crushing burden' of student debt, Democrats say in new bill
Adjuncts don't currently qualify for public service loan forgiveness, even though full-time teacher…