Appropriations
Several of the appropriators who were still awaiting final ballot-box tallies last week won re-election…
Trump-Vance Administration Nominees
President-elect Donald Trump is moving swiftly to staff his senior team and Cabinet positions, with news already broken about high-profile choices for secretary of state, EPA director, and ambassador to the United Nations…
Donald Trump has nominated one of his previous attorneys and former GOP House member Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) resigned from the House Wednesday (11/13), the same day that President-elect Trump announced his nomination for Attorney General…
CAP will continue to update cabinet nominations and other appointments as they are announced…
Congress
John Thune will lead the Senate Republican conference next term, winning a three-way election to succeed Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a closed-door vote on Wednesday…
Mike Johnson clinched the internal GOP nod to serve as speaker again…
Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Burgess Owens (R-UT) are vying to replace outgoing House Education and the Workforce Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC)…
California
California regulators will delay launch of the cap-and-trade rulemaking to early 2025, the agency confirmed to POLITICO on Thursday (11/14)…
Governor Gavin Newsom’s call for a special legislative session to address challenges facing California in light of President-elect Donald Trump's policies highlights his proactive approach to state governance…
President and Administration
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is visiting Puerto Rico today to present the attached Transition Guide…
Education
After leadership votes and rules changes, the last order of business last week in the House was to vote on legislation…
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has revised its leading effort to boost academic outcomes for Black students after conservative Virginia-based activists filed a civil rights complaint…
The METCO program, established in 1966, enables students from Boston to attend schools in participating suburban districts…
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to cut federal funding for schools that teach critical race theory or support transgender students…
Inflammatory rhetoric from the campaign trail is making its way into schools following the election…
The 2024 Gaggle Student Safety Report provides a comprehensive analysis of incidents involving student safety, focusing on the 2023–2024 academic year…