Weekly Update 11/25/19

President and Administration

President Trump's nominee for FDA commissioner declined at his confirmation hearing Wednesday, 11/20, to promise to move forward with an e-cigarette flavor ban that the administration has put on hold…

For communities with significant numbers of Latino and immigrant residents, the barriers to an accurate 2020 Census count are high…

California’s government has hit back at automakers that sided with President Trump over the state on fuel efficiency standards, saying Sacramento will halt all purchases of new vehicles from General Motors, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler and other automakers…

Department of Education

Secretary of Education DeVos announced Wednesday, 11/20, that the new College Scorecard is now available… 

The Education Department is planning to draft new federal rules to carry out President Donald Trump’s executive order on campus free speech…

Congress

On Thursday, 11/21, President Trump signed a stopgap bill that pushed the appropriations deadline to December 20th… 

Now that the last scheduled impeachment hearing has wrapped up, Democrats are eyeing the next phase of their investigation: passing the baton to the House Judiciary Committee…

The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Wednesday, 11/20, that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level…

John Pallasch, assistant secretary for employment and training at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), acknowledged during a House Education and Labor Committee hearing on apprenticeships…