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For Trump, Student Loans Are an Affordability Liability

A crackdown on delinquent borrowers is set aside in the first month of a midterm election year.

More than 40% of borrowers report making trade-offs between student loan payments and basic needs.

Photographer: Allison Robbert/Washington Post/Getty Images

Some Americans who are behind on their student loans got a reprieve this month when the Education Department pulled back on its plan to take the money directly from their paychecks. Education policy reporter Liam Knox writes today about why the turnabout is notable. Plus: Can companies get men to buy in to new contraceptives in development?

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