President and Administration
With only four days in session before the Memorial Day recess, questions continue to surround whether the Senate will pass a disaster relief package before the week concludes. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said last week that he would…Democrats made an offer late Thursday, 5/16, that included…
On Friday, 5/17, a split federal appeals court ruled that President Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was unlawful because…
On Sunday, 5/19, President Trump issued a new threat to Tehran, tweeting that…
Department of Education
On Monday, 5/20 the Department of Education released a solicitation for a work-study pilot called the “Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI)- Federal Work-Study Experiment”. The pilot will allow…including…
Congress
On Monday, 5/20 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced legislation to raise the age for buying tobacco to 21, including for e-cigarettes. McConnell said on the Senate floor Monday that he will…
On Friday, 5/17, The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies approved its fiscal year 2020 bill by a voice vote. The legislation contains…The bill funds the Departments of…
On Friday, 5/17, the House for the first time approved legislation banning anti-LGBT discrimination in a 236-173 vote. Every Democrat voted for the measure, as did eight Republicans. The Equality Act would expand…
On Wednesday, 5/22, the House Education and Labor Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Engines of Economic Mobility: The Critical Role of Community Colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions in Preparing Students for Success.”
Funding/Support Opportunities
There is a new Department of Education program…