Executive Branch and Administration
On 7/9 President Trump named Brett Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court nominee. A summary of his record...
On 7/2 the US Citizenship and Immigration Office published data finding…
On 7/9 the Department of Justice notified the US District Court that it would not meet a court order requiring all children under 5 who were separated from their parents at the border to be reunited by 7/10. DOJ estimates...
On 7/9 the US District Court turned down the DOJ’s request to alter the Flores Agreement…The order does say that some immigrant families could be detained together if...
US Department of Education Activities
On 7/3 the Departments of Justice and Education issued a “Dear Colleague” letter that rescinded several guidance documents related to...
Congress: returns from recess this week
On 7/9 the House Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications subcommittee held a field hearing in Newark, NJ on “Protecting Our Future: Addressing School Security Challenges in America”. The hearing featured federal, state, and local witnesses who can speak to...
On 7/11 the House Appropriations Committee will mark up the Labor HHS Education FY19 appropriations bill. A summary of the bi-partisan Senate LHHS bill...
On 7/12 the House VA Committee will hold a markup of pending legislation. The legislation to be marked up...The new subcommittee will oversee the VA’s $15.8B investment to...