Appropriations
Top appropriators near government funding deal ahead of shutdown cliff: Congress' top appropriators are nearing a bipartisan agreement on overall government funding total…
House GOP stopgap funding bill: $13B in nondefense reductions: A stopgap measure to fund the government through September would increase defense spending by $6B…
Top GOP leaders hit by brain drain as tax discussions enter a critical phase: A wave of departures among top Republican tax aides on Capitol Hill is raising concerns about Congress’s readiness…
Ways and Means committee to start drafting plans for enacting Trump tax agenda this week: House Ways and Means Republicans are set to begin drafting a party-line bill to implement…
President and Administration
Draft executive order calls for closing Education Dept.: President Trump is preparing to issue an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to work toward closing…
Trump administration ordered to reinstate thousands of fired USDA workers: A federal civil service board ruled that over 5,600 workers fired from the Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Trump Moves to Restrain Elon Musk: President Trump announced a shift to more precise federal workforce cuts, using a "scalpel" instead of a "hatchet," moderating Elon Musk's aggressive…
CNN poll: Trump address to Congress gets modestly positive remarks, changes few minds: A CNN poll of viewers who watched President Donald Trump’s speech on Tuesday revealed tempered positivity…
California
Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports: California Governor Gavin Newsom, on his new podcast "This is Gavin Newsom," admitted Democrats are "getting crushed" on transgender sports issues…
GUSD, LVJUSD: California’s ethnic studies course mandate may be pushed back: Governor Gavin Newsom's proposed budget does not include funding for ethnic studies courses…
Kamala Harris sets a deadline for her next move: Former Vice President Kamala Harris is seriously considering running for California governor, with a decision expected by…
LVJUSD, GUSD, NACSA, CLE: State education officials change labels for low-performing students: The California State Board of Education voted to change the language used to describe low-performing students in standardized test scores…
Cities: San Jose mayor wants to tie city worker raises to performance: San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is proposing to link senior city staff pay raises to measurable improvements…
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s new governor is a Trump ally. What does it mean for the clean energy transition?: Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González-Colón’s…
Education
Linda McMahon confirmed as Education secretary: The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education in a 51-45 party-line vote…
‘Just do it’: Trump committed to dismantling Education Department as order looms: President Trump’s plan to eliminate the Department of Education faces delay…
Trump floats moving $1.6T student loan portfolio to Treasury, other agencies: President Donald Trump announced he is considering transferring management of federal student loans…
NEA sues to block Education Department’s DEI guidance, reporting portal: The National Education Association (NEA) and its New Hampshire affiliate, represented by the ACLU…
Education Department shrinks staff that fields student aid complaints: The U.S. Department of Education has cut its team handling student aid complaints, firing eight out of 21 staff members…