DC Update: 6/10/19

President and Administration

On Friday, 6/7, President Donald Trump dropped his unpopular plan to impose tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of goods from Mexico after the two countries reach a deal to stem the flow of Central American migrants entering the United States. Mexico said it would… 

On Wednesday, 6/6, House Democratic appropriators met to discuss the President's $4B border supplemental request…

On Thursday, 6/5, the U.S. Surgeon General said the use of e-cigarettes can be linked to rising tobacco use among young people…

 On Thursday, 5/2, Attorney General Barr approved the creation of the State and Local Law Enforcement Coordination Section (SLEC-S) within the Office of Legislative Affairs. As of Monday, 6/3, the SLEC-S will be responsible for…

 

Department of Education

 The U.S. Department of Education has formed a five-person team that will be devoted full-time to helping schools recover from hurricanes, floods, and wildfires…The House education subcommittee heard about the new dedicated staff at the same time they heard testimony from…

 

Congress

On Tuesday, 6/4, the House voted to protect so-called Dreamers and establish a path to citizenship for more than 2 million immigrants without legal status. The bill would grant… 

On Wednesday, 6/12, the House will take up an FY 20 five-bill megabus totally roughly $990 billion. The package includes...

 

2020 Candidates

 Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he’s the only presidential candidate to make gun control the top priority…

 

Other

 On 6/4, the CAP team participated in a webinar hosted by The National Reentry Resource Center entitled “Connecting the Dots: Lessons Learned from a Comprehensive Juvenile Justice Systems Improvement Initiative.” The webinar briefed the following…

 

Funding/Support Opportunities

New grants from the Department of Education and Labor…