Biden aims to energize young voters with student loan pause

As President Joe Biden and Democrats stare down a tricky midterm election cycle that could see them lose majorities in both the House and Senate, the recently extended student loan pause could be one way to help keep young voters engaged this November.

Initiated by former President Donald Trump in March 2020 as a pandemic measure, Biden has enthusiastically extended the pause, billing it as a way to protect people from financial hardship, while White House officials boast that the administration is the only one in history under which no one has been required to pay back student loan debt.