Federal judge strikes down Biden student debt relief program

A federal judge struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program on Thursday, declaring it unlawful.District Judge Mark Pittman, a Trump appointee, ruled that the program, which would have provided borrowers with up to $20,000 in student loan relief, was “an unconstitutional exercise of Congress’s legislative power.” The Biden administration has argued that it has authority to forgive student loans under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Stu