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Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

A federal appeals court temporarily halted President Biden’s debt relief plan, preventing the government from moving forward with the debt cancellation it had said could start as early as next week.

By Stacy Cowley

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Biden Says 22 Million Americans Have Applied for Student Loan Debt Relief

President Biden accused Republicans of hypocrisy for trying to block the debt forgiveness.

By Alan Rappeport

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Biden Administration to Offer Plan to Get Addiction-Fighting Medicine to Pregnant Women

Pregnant women are more likely to die of a drug overdose than the average woman of childbearing age, but less likely to be accepted for medication-based treatment.

By Emily Baumgaertner

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Ahead of the Midterms, Energy Lobbyists Plan for a Republican House

The oil and gas industry is already setting priorities for at least partial G.O.P. control in Congress, with a particular focus on undercutting a Biden administration program to shift away from gas for home heating.

By Eric Lipton