Frederica Freyberg:

Up to 20 million Americans can have their student loan debt completely erased. And millions more have their burden eased under the president’s student loan plan. Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day on the same day it marks six months of war with Russia. And a more accessible lifeline shows the need for mental health support in Wisconsin.

I’m Frederica Freyberg. Tonight on “Here & Now,” the significance of student loan debt relief, how the war in Ukraine wears on, 988 gives new hope to a not-so-new service and we hear from the Republican candidate for secretary of state. It’s “Here & Now” for August 26.