Public Education System Set for Shake Up Under Trump

Expected policy changes to U.S. public education under the Trump administration will likely involve areas such as universal school choice, critical race theory, transgender ideology, student college debt relief, and higher education accreditation. In addition, the fate of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) itself hangs in the balance—though dismantling it would require an act

Ex-Bridgeport Councilman Sentenced on Election Fraud Charges in Connecticut

Democrat Michael DeFilippo was ordered to serve a year of probation, including three weekends of incarceration, and to pay a fine of $15,000. An ex-Bridgeport city councilman in Connecticut was sentenced to three weekends of incarceration on Nov. 21 in connection with federal election fraud charges. Democrat Michael DeFilippo, 38, pleaded guilty to completing voter

2 Key Congressional Races Still Uncalled in California

Although the Republican Party secured a unified Republican government in the 2024 election, several races remain too close to call, including two in California. Republicans have secured a trifecta in the November general election, taking control of the Oval Office, House, and Senate. And while the presidential election was quickly decided, with the race being

Trump Has Vowed to Close the Department of Education—How Would That Work?

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

Biden Administration Races to Issue Final Grants, Spending Projects Before Trump Takes Office

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

How Does Budget Reconciliation Work in Congress?

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

Republicans Plan to Undo Some Biden Administration Rules Next Congress

The Congressional Review Act gives a new Congress 60 days to adopt resolutions halting certain regulations adopted by the previous administration. Among the final bills introduced in the current lame-duck Congress, and the first resolutions to be filed in the new Congress that convenes on Jan. 3, will be resolutions seeking to suspend implementation of