The U.S. Department of Education Could Essentially Become Just a Big Building with Empty Offices. In September 2023, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign announced 10 principles for reforming education. Chief among them was closing the Department of Education in Washington, and sending “all education work and needs back to the states.” The president-elect has maintained that
Administration officials are working at the last minute to issue billions in grants before Biden leaves office in January. In the remaining weeks of his administration, President Joe Biden and his officials are racing against the clock to issue billions in grants and take other steps to retain as much as possible of his legacy
The GOP will have control of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House, making passing and enacting reconciliation bills easier. WASHINGTON—A powerful but little-known mechanism is expected to be employed in the upcoming Congress to advance significant parts of President-elect Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. The budget reconciliation mechanism can be used to
Oregon officials are set to require health insurers, both public and private, to cover procedures like sex-change surgeries and cross-sex hormones for all ages. Those that fail to do so risk losing their state licenses. The proposed rule from Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services relies on the latest standards of care developed by
Popular Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, who has long been a vocal Trump critic, says there's still room in the GOP for those outside the MAGA and America First base.
Despite Senate Democrats' efforts to push through as many of President Biden's judicial picks ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's presidency, experts say Trump will have plenty of additional vacancies to fill during his second administration.
A Texas state lawmaker has introduced legislation to abolish the death penalty in the state amid a high-profile case in the state that has received national attention.