Two  federal judges, in Missouri and Kansas, on Monday halted parts of President Joe Biden's new Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) student loan repayment plan, which was launched in 2023 and set to begin July 1.

The two court rulings, in response to lawsuits filed by state attorneys in Republican-led states, prohibit the Education Department from moving ahead with major provisions of the SAVE program, which was scheduled to take effect on July 1. Republicans have argued that the program far exceeds the administration's legal authority and that President Biden was overstepping his executive action without approval from Congress.

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