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Republican-led states sue to block Biden’s student loan plan

Activists demonstrate outside an entrance to the White House in April, calling for the cancellation of student debt [File: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]

Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers.

It’s at least the second legal challenge this week to the sweeping proposal laid out by President Joe Biden in late August, when he said his administration would cancel up to $20,000 in education debt for huge numbers of borrowers.

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