{ "data_version": "1", "schema": "https://whatledto.com/data", "id": "linda-mcmahon", "name": "Linda McMahon", "kind": "person", "url": "https://whatledto.com/who/linda-mcmahon", "description": "", "same_as": [], "timelines": [ { "slug": "student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "title": "Student Loans After SAVE: From the Court Block to the Repayment Assistance Plan", "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "json": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul.json", "role": "Secretary of Education who announced collection and portfolio-administration changes during the transition.", "entries": 11, "updated_at": "2026-10-19T04:13:24.467271+00:00" } ], "entries": [ { "timeline": "student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "id": 1277, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul#n1277", "date": "2026-08-17", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Education Department files Havens dismissal reply", "summary": "The U.S. Department of Education and Linda McMahon filed a reply supporting their motion to dismiss the Havens case on August 17, 2026. The reply addressed opposition to their July 14 dismissal motion.", "type": "legal", "entities": [ "U.S. Department of Education", "Linda McMahon", "Heather Havens", "Elizabeth Robeson", "Anna Grunseth", "William Boykin" ], "parties": [ "us-department-of-education", "linda-mcmahon", "heather-havens", "elizabeth-robeson", "anna-grunseth", "william-boykin" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://dockets.justia.com/docket/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1%3A2026cv00816/290158", "outlet": "U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia docket", "published": null, "quote": "August 17, 2026 Filing 32 REPLY to opposition to motion re #24 Motion to Dismiss,,, Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction,, filed by LINDA MCMAHON, US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION." }, { "url": "https://thecollegeinvestor.com/87014/final-save-plan-lawsuit-when-borrowers-could-get-an-answer/", "outlet": "The College Investor", "published": "2026-08", "quote": "The U.S. Department of Education filed its reply brief in support of its motion to dismiss in Havens v. U.S. Department of Education on August 17, 2026." } ] }, { "timeline": "student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "id": 1276, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul#n1276", "date": "2026-08-17", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Education Department corrects Havens supplemental filing", "summary": "The Education Department filed a notice correcting the supplemental memorandum it had submitted in the Havens case, attaching a corrected brief, a redline and a corrected declaration.", "type": "response", "entities": [ "U.S. Department of Education", "Linda McMahon", "Anthony Lowery", "Heather Havens", "Elizabeth Robeson", "Anna Grunseth", "William Boykin" ], "parties": [ "us-department-of-education", "linda-mcmahon", "anthony-lowery", "heather-havens", "elizabeth-robeson", "anna-grunseth", "william-boykin" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72379585/havens-v-us-department-of-education/", "outlet": "CourtListener (Havens v. US Department of Education, D.D.C. 1:26-cv-00816)", "published": "2026-08-17", "quote": "Aug 17, 2026 NOTICE of Correction by LINDA MCMAHON, US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION re 27 Supplemental Memorandum," } ] }, { "timeline": "student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "id": 544, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul#n544", "date": "2026-08-10", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Massachusetts judge denies nursing groups' RISE injunction request", "summary": "A Massachusetts federal judge denied without prejudice nursing associations' request for preliminary relief from the RISE professional-degree definition. The court found the plaintiffs likely to succeed on their contrary-to-law argument but found no present irreparable harm requiring an injunction.", "type": "legal", "entities": [ "American Nurses Association", "American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology", "National Rural Health Association", "U.S. Department of Education", "Linda McMahon", "Repayment Assistance Plan", "RISE rule", "U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts", "Patti B. Saris" ], "parties": [ "american-nurses-association", "american-association-of-nurse-anesthesiology", "national-rural-health-association", "us-department-of-education", "linda-mcmahon", "repayment-assistance-plan", "rise-rule", "us-district-court-for-the-district-of-massachusetts", "patti-b-saris" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/massachusetts/madce/1%3A2026cv12443/301358/58", "outlet": "U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, via Justia docket filing", "published": "2026-08-10", "quote": "“Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction and a stay (Dkt. 14) is DENIED without prejudice to supplementation or renewal consistent with this opinion.”" } ] }, { "timeline": "student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "id": 1273, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul#n1273", "date": "2026-07-14", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Education Department seeks dismissal of Havens challenge", "summary": "The U.S. Department of Education and Linda McMahon moved to dismiss the Havens case, including for lack of jurisdiction, on July 14, 2026. The Justice Department also told the court that the lawsuit seeking to stop the SAVE shutdown should be dismissed.", "type": "legal", "entities": [ "U.S. Department of Education", "Linda McMahon", "Heather Havens", "Elizabeth Robeson", "Anna Grunseth", "William Boykin" ], "parties": [ "us-department-of-education", "linda-mcmahon", "heather-havens", "elizabeth-robeson", "anna-grunseth", "william-boykin" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://dockets.justia.com/docket/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1%3A2026cv00816/290158", "outlet": "U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia docket", "published": null, "quote": "July 14, 2026 Filing 24 MOTION to Dismiss , MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by LINDA MCMAHON, US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION." }, { "url": "https://thecollegeinvestor.com/84520/education-department-asks-court-to-toss-final-lawsuit-blocking-save-plan-shutdown/", "outlet": "The College Investor", "published": "2026-07", "quote": "The Justice Department told a federal judge on July 14 that the last active lawsuit trying to stop the SAVE plan shutdown should be dismissed." } ] }, { "timeline": "student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "id": 1271, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul#n1271", "date": "2026-06-23", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Havens plaintiffs file preliminary-injunction motion", "summary": "William Boykin, Anna Grunseth, Heather Havens, and Elizabeth Robeson filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on June 23, 2026. The docket identifies their August 7 filing as a reply to opposition to that motion.", "type": "legal", "entities": [ "William Boykin", "Anna Grunseth", "Heather Havens", "Elizabeth Robeson", "U.S. Department of Education", "Linda McMahon" ], "parties": [ "william-boykin", "anna-grunseth", "heather-havens", "elizabeth-robeson", "us-department-of-education", "linda-mcmahon" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://dockets.justia.com/docket/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1%3A2026cv00816/290158", "outlet": "U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia docket", "published": null, "quote": "June 23, 2026 Filing 19 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by WILLIAM BOYKIN, ANNA GRUNSETH, HEATHER HAVENS, ELIZABETH ROBESON." }, { "url": "https://dockets.justia.com/docket/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1%3A2026cv00816/290158", "outlet": "U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia docket", "published": null, "quote": "August 7, 2026 Filing 29 REPLY to opposition to motion re #19 Motion for Preliminary Injunction,, filed by WILLIAM BOYKIN, ANNA GRUNSETH, HEATHER HAVENS, ELIZABETH ROBESON." } ] }, { "timeline": "student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "id": 531, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul#n531", "date": "2026-05-21", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Associations file D.C. challenge to RISE degree definition", "summary": "Six professional and education associations filed a lawsuit challenging the RISE professional-degree definition and its July 1 effective date. The complaint alleged that the rule created a narrower eligibility test for higher professional-student borrowing caps.", "type": "legal", "entities": [ "American Association of Nurse Practitioners", "National Education Association", "American Association of Colleges of Nursing", "U.S. Department of Education", "Linda McMahon", "RISE rule" ], "parties": [ "american-association-of-nurse-practitioners", "national-education-association", "american-association-of-colleges-of-nursing", "us-department-of-education", "linda-mcmahon", "rise-rule" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.thompsoncoburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Association-Plaintiffs-Complaint-RISE-Rule201481470.1.pdf", "outlet": "U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia", "published": "2026-05-21", "quote": "“The Department issued the final rule on May 1, 2026.”" } ] }, { "timeline": "student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "id": 530, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul#n530", "date": "2026-05-19", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Multistate coalition challenges RISE professional-degree definition", "summary": "A multistate coalition sued the U.S. Department of Education over the RISE rule's professional-degree definition. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson said the definition affected nursing, physician-assistant, therapy, occupational-therapy, and audiology programs.", "type": "legal", "entities": [ "North Carolina Department of Justice", "Jeff Jackson", "U.S. Department of Education", "Linda McMahon", "RISE rule" ], "parties": [ "north-carolina-department-of-justice", "jeff-jackson", "us-department-of-education", "linda-mcmahon", "rise-rule" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://ncdoj.gov/attorney-general-jeff-jackson-sues-to-protect-funding-for-nurses-and-other-healthcare-workers/", "outlet": "North Carolina Department of Justice", "published": "2026-05-19", "quote": "“What Congress didn’t do was change the pre-existing definition of professional degrees.”" } ] }, { "timeline": "student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "id": 523, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul#n523", "date": "2026-03-19", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Treasury takes over defaulted-loan collections under the Federal Student Assistance Partnership", "summary": "Secretaries McMahon and Scott Bessent announced an interagency agreement moving operational responsibility for the $1.7 trillion portfolio to Treasury in phases, starting with collections on defaulted loans and support for returning borrowers to repayment, with non-defaulted loans and other FSA functions to follow 'to the extent practicable and permitted by law'. The department said fewer than 40 percent of borrowers were in repayment and almost 25 percent were in default.", "type": "announcement", "entities": [ "U.S. Department of Education", "U.S. Department of the Treasury", "Linda McMahon", "Scott Bessent" ], "parties": [ "us-department-of-education", "us-department-of-the-treasury", "linda-mcmahon", "scott-bessent" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-and-us-department-of-treasury-announce-historic-federal-student-assistance-partnership", "outlet": "U.S. Department of Education", "published": "2026-03-19", "quote": "Under the new interagency agreement, Treasury will assume operational responsibility for collecting on defaulted Federal student loan debt and provide operational support to ED’s efforts to return borrowers to repayment. In subsequent phases, Treasury will work to provide operational support over non-defaulted Federal student loan debt, to the extent practicable and permitted by law, while also seeking opportunities to provide operational support to FSA’s other functions." }, { "url": "https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0419", "outlet": "U.S. Department of the Treasury", "published": "2026-03-19", "quote": "The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) today announced the Federal Student Assistance Partnership to enhance the administration of Federal student aid programs, mitigate the continuing fallout and cost to taxpayers from the Biden Administration’s mismanagement of the Federal student loan portfolio, and facilitate the return of defaulted borrowers to repayment." } ] }, { "timeline": "student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "id": 511, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul#n511", "date": "2025-07-09", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Interest to restart August 1 for 7.7 million SAVE borrowers still in forbearance", "summary": "Citing the injunction, the department said loans in the SAVE forbearance would begin accruing interest again on August 1, 2025, though payments would still not be due, and that it would start direct outreach the next day urging the nearly 7.7 million enrollees to move to a plan such as IBR. Interest was not charged retroactively for the year the loans had sat at zero percent.", "type": "announcement", "entities": [ "U.S. Department of Education", "Linda McMahon", "SAVE Plan" ], "parties": [ "us-department-of-education", "linda-mcmahon", "save-plan" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-continues-improve-federal-student-loan-repayment-options-addresses-illegal-biden-administration-actions", "outlet": "U.S. Department of Education", "published": "2025-07-09", "quote": "Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will take an additional step to bring fiscal responsibility to the federal student loan portfolio by restarting interest accrual for borrowers with loans in the illegal Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan on August 1, 2025." } ] }, { "timeline": "student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "id": 509, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul#n509", "date": "2025-05-05", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Involuntary collections begin: 195,000 Treasury offset notices, garnishment warnings to 5.3 million", "summary": "On the day collections resumed, Treasury started sending 30-day notices to about 195,000 defaulted borrowers that their federal benefits, including Social Security payments and tax refunds, would be offset, with the first offsets hitting June checks. The department said all 5.3 million defaulted borrowers would be told later in the summer that their wages could be garnished, and sent colleges a Dear Colleague letter warning about cohort default rates.", "type": "other", "entities": [ "U.S. Department of Education", "U.S. Department of the Treasury", "Linda McMahon" ], "parties": [ "us-department-of-education", "us-department-of-the-treasury", "linda-mcmahon" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-reminds-colleges-and-universities-of-their-obligations-help-struggling-borrowers", "outlet": "U.S. Department of Education", "published": "2025-05-05", "quote": "Starting today, approximately 195,000 defaulted student loan borrowers will begin receiving an official 30-day notice from the U.S. Department of Treasury notifying them that their federal benefits will be subjected to the Treasury Offset Program. The first monthly benefit checks subject to offset are those scheduled for early June. Later this summer, all 5.3 million defaulted borrowers will receive a notice from Treasury that their earnings will be subject to administrative wage garnishment." } ] }, { "timeline": "student-loan-repayment-overhaul", "id": 508, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/student-loan-repayment-overhaul#n508", "date": "2025-04-21", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Collections on defaulted loans to restart May 5 for the first time since March 2020", "summary": "Secretary Linda McMahon announced that Federal Student Aid would resume collecting on the defaulted portfolio on May 5, 2025, through the Treasury Offset Program and later wage garnishment. The department said 42.7 million borrowers owed more than $1.6 trillion, more than five million were in default, four million more were in late-stage delinquency, and only 38 percent of borrowers were current on their loans.", "type": "announcement", "entities": [ "U.S. Department of Education", "Linda McMahon", "Federal Student Aid", "U.S. Department of the Treasury" ], "parties": [ "us-department-of-education", "linda-mcmahon", "federal-student-aid", "us-department-of-the-treasury" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-begin-federal-student-loan-collections-other-actions-help-borrowers-get-back-repayment", "outlet": "U.S. Department of Education", "published": "2025-04-21", "quote": "The U.S. Department of Education today announced its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections of its defaulted federal student loan portfolio on Monday, May 5th. 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