Despite an unprecedented amount of money spent through ESSER funds, student achievement continues to plummet, leading to a growing momentum behind school choice initiatives that allow parents to choose the best educational option for their children.
Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A report from the agency's National Center for Health Statistics, published Wednesday, found that in 2023, 669 women died of maternal causes compared to 817 women who...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Thursday he thinks President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) commission, led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, will find “awful examples” of wasteful government spending. But he said it’s important the findings be brought to Congress, which is responsible for appropriating government funds, according to the U.S. Constitution. “I think they are likely...
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday that would create a new Wildfire Intelligence Agency, seeking to streamline the federal response to fires. The bill, led by Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.), came in the wake of recent blazes that decimated parts of Southern California,...
A federal judge paused President Trump's sweeping buyout offer, delivering federal workers an extension until Monday to consider the deal. The move comes as agencies in recent days ramped up pressure on employees, hoping to lure workers to leave voluntarily ahead of Thursday's initial deadline, as Trump and his allies seek to reshape the government....
A federal judge on Thursday extended the deadline for federal workers to accept the Trump administration’s sweeping buyout offer. The court will weigh the merits of the bid to block the offer in a Monday hearing. The move comes as the government had set a Thursday deadline for federal workers to determine whether they wanted...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has long been a leading adversary and target of President Donald Trump. But the governor, in need of federal help, is working with the White House.
The White House is opening its Artificial Intelligence Plan up to Americans to contribute policy ideas to the Trump administration to ensure that the United States is “the undeniable leader" in AI technology.