Texas judge blocks Joe Biden’s plan for student-loan forgiveness

A Texas judge has blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to 20,000 dollars (£17,122) apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness (Andrew Harnik/AP)

A Texas judge has blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to 20,000 dollars apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness.

The programme was already on hold as a federal appeals court in St Louis considers a separate lawsuit by six states challenging it.