HHS Ready to Take Over Program Serving Special Needs Students, Child Nutrition: RFK Jr.

Some Department of Education responsibilities are being shifted to other agencies. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is prepared to take over a program that serves students with special needs, as well as a program in charge of school meals, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on March 21. HHS “is

Usha Vance, Mike Waltz to visit Greenland

Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland later this week, the White House announced Sunday, while national security adviser Mike Waltz will visit in a separate trip this week as the Trump administration continues to eye Greenland.  Waltz will visit the Pituffik Space Base, ta source familiar with the plans told CBS News on Sunday.

Democratic leadership questions loom over Congress’ return

Washington — Congress returns Monday from a weeklong recess as the fallout continues from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s move to help Republicans advance a controversial spending bill earlier this month to avoid a government shutdown.  As lawmakers left Washington following many weeks in session, a recess that Democrats initially hoped would be marked by

Louisiana’s congressional map returns to Supreme Court today

Washington — The Supreme Court is set to consider Monday whether to leave in place Louisiana’s congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts and was used in the 2024 elections. The dispute is the latest involving claims of racial gerrymandering and the drawing of political districts to land before the high court following the re-crafting