Plus, Biden attends UN climate change conference.
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A federal judge strikes down student loan forgiveness; Biden tries to assert US leadership at the UN climate conference. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. |
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Federal judge blocks student debt relief |
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- A federal judge on Thursday struck down President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program in a significant setback for millions of borrowers. [NPR / Cory Turner and Ayana Archie]
- Trump-appointed Judge Mark Pittman said the White House plan to eliminate up to $20,000 in debt for low- and middle-income borrowers was unconstitutional. [CNN / Katie Lobosco]
- The court order forces the Biden administration to stop accepting applications for student loan forgiveness while the Department of Justice appeals the decision. [CNBC / Annie Nova]
- Two Texas plaintiffs argued they were unfairly left out of the debt forgiveness plan. Pittman said the forgiveness plan would harm them if it moved forward. [New York Times / Stacy Cowley]
- The case could eventually land at the Supreme Court, which has so far turned down challenges to debt forgiveness. [Reuters / Nate Raymond]
- The Biden administration already approved 16 million applicants who must now wait for a decision on relief. Loan repayments are set to resume in January. [ABC / Cheyenne Haslett]
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📍 If you read just one story Vox's Ian Millhiser explains why President Biden's student debt cancellation program is in grave danger from a Republican judiciary. [Vox / Ian Millhiser] |
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Biden attends international climate summit |
- President Joe Biden reaffirmed the US commitment to tackling climate change Friday during remarks at the UN climate conference, COP27, in Egypt. [USA Today / Francesca Chambers, Elizabeth Weise, and Rebecca Morin]
- Biden celebrated the passage of sweeping climate legislation, the US rejoining the 2015 Paris Agreement, and said "good climate policy is good economic policy." [Politico / Zack Colman]
- Developing countries in attendance want the US to make good on its promise to help pay for the costs of climate change to which it was a leading contributor. [New York Times / Lisa Friedman]
- Biden announced new commitments to cut methane emissions and $150 million to help African nations adapt to climate change, while calling on other countries to step up their anti-climate-change ambitions. [NBC / Lauren Egan]
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Friday, Ukrainian troops entered Kherson as Russia completed its retreat from the southern city. [Vox / Jen Kirby] |
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