Daily Caller

Ed Dept To End Loan Forgiveness For Orgs Who Want To Trans Kids, Aid Illegals

The Associated Press

New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to ‘illegal’ activity

Forbes

Trump Administration Disqualifies Some Organizations From Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Trump Administration To Limit Public Service Loan Forgiveness For Some Borrowers

Breitbart

Trump Ejects Woke Activists from College Loan Giveaway

CNBC

Nearly two dozen states sue Trump admin over rule limiting student loan forgiveness for public servants

The Hill

5586396 States Education Department Pslf Public Service Loan Forgiveness Debt Relief

Business Insider

Trump sued over plan to block PSLF student-debt relief

Group Files Major Lawsuit To Block Trumps Student Loan Forgiveness Rules

AFSCME

Cities, Unions, Civil Society Organizations Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Weaponizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness to Silence Critics and Stifle Dissent

The Western Journal

Ed Dept Strips Loan Forgiveness from Orgs Involved in Child Trans Grooming

Metaculus

Will the US Department of Education be dissolved before Jan. 20, 2029?

Donald Trump

Kamala Harris

Vivek Ramaswamy

Antony Blinken

Mona Yacoubian

Michael Cohen

Aaron Blake

Michael McCaul

Republican Party

Mark Schneider

Michael Rice

Michael J. Feuer

Michael Itzkowitz

Andrew Stoltmann

Arne Duncan

Christopher Marsicano

Neal McCluskey

Derrell Bradford

Joshua Cowen

David Bloomfield

Aron Lund

Ali al-Hassan

Colin P. Clarke

Aymenn Al-Tamimi

ABC News

"It's not necessarily the case that IS manages to regroup and make big gains."

"The [education] department isn't going to be abolished."

"It [abolishing the Education Department] is not going to happen."

"Quite frankly, it's unlikely that we will totally disband the US Department of Education."

That [eliminating a federal department] "will likely be impossible."

"My sense is that it is unlikely that the Department of Education will be shut down under the Trump administration."

"We expect certain agencies [like the Department of Education] to be deleted outright."

"[T]he chaos & anarchy [following the fall of the Assad regime] will inevitably be a boon to the Islamic State."

"We are going to close the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. and send it back to the States."

"ISIS will try to use this period to re-establish its capabilities, to create safe havens."

"We will ultimately eliminate the federal Department of Education."

Will the US Department of Education Be Dissolved Under Trump?

Twenty-one Democratic states, Washington D.C., and advocacy groups filed lawsuits against the Trump administration over new Public Service Loan Forgiveness rules that exclude organizations engaging in what the administration calls unlawful activities.</span

Twenty-one Democratic states, Washington D.C., and advocacy groups filed lawsuits against the Trump administration over new Public Service Loan Forgiveness rules that exclude organizations engaging in what the administration calls unlawful activities.

The Department of Education finalized regulations defining unlawful activities as supporting terrorism, aiding illegal immigration, and providing gender-affirming care to minors, with the rule taking effect July 1, 2026.</span

The Department of Education finalized regulations defining unlawful activities as supporting terrorism, aiding illegal immigration, and providing gender-affirming care to minors, with the rule taking effect July 1, 2026.

New York Attorney General Letitia James called the rule a political loyalty test disguised as regulation, while Under Secretary Nicholas Kent defended it as preventing taxpayer subsidization of organizations involved in illegal activities.</span

New York Attorney General Letitia James called the rule a political loyalty test disguised as regulation, while Under Secretary Nicholas Kent defended it as preventing taxpayer subsidization of organizations involved in illegal activities.

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, established in 2007 under President George W. Bush, has forgiven loans for over one million borrowers who work in government and nonprofit positions after ten years of qualifying payments.</span

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, established in 2007 under President George W. Bush, has forgiven loans for over one million borrowers who work in government and nonprofit positions after ten years of qualifying payments.

Plaintiffs including cities, labor unions and advocacy groups argue the rule violates the Higher Education Act and creates constitutional concerns about targeting protected speech, with multiple lawsuits filed in federal court.</span

Plaintiffs including cities, labor unions and advocacy groups argue the rule violates the Higher Education Act and creates constitutional concerns about targeting protected speech, with multiple lawsuits filed in federal court.

The Education Secretary will determine employer eligibility based on preponderance of evidence, with organizations receiving notice and opportunity to rebut findings before potential disqualification from the student loan forgiveness program.</span

The Education Secretary will determine employer eligibility based on preponderance of evidence, with organizations receiving notice and opportunity to rebut findings before potential disqualification from the student loan forgiveness program.

21 States Sue Trump Over New Student Loan Forgiveness Rules

21 States Sue Trump AdministrationOver RestrictsNew PublicStudent Service Loan Forgiveness Rules

The Controversies

Al-Tamimi

Marsicano

Schneider

Stoltmann

Cohen

Ramaswamy

Party

Trump

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