Only Congress can close the Department of Education, and Republicans are going to try • Tennessee Lookout
Washington – Congressional Republicans work to codify President Donald Trump’s laws Sweeping the presidential order It calls for the exclusion of the US Department of Education. GOP lawmakers including South Dakota Minecround Officer, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Rand Paul of Kentucky, Thomas Massey of Kentucky, Michael Luri of Ohio and David Luther of North […]
Trump to rehouse student loans, other programs amid push to close Education Department • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday that U.S. Small Business Administrators will handle the aging Education Department’s student loan portfolio, and that the Department of Health and Human Services will handle special education services and nutrition programs. An announcement posed countless logistics questions to carry out these permission transfers came the following day Trump […]
Two teachers unions, parents, advocates sue over Trump dismantling of Department of Education • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – Two separate coalitions of advocacy groups and labor groups each filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday. US Department of Education. Submitted by the National Education Association, NAACP, American State Federation, County and City Employees Maryland Council 3 and public school parents Litigation The US District Court for the Maryland District […]
Trump’s Social Security job cuts, office closures slammed by Democrats • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – Democrats warned Monday about President Donald Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s plans for Elon Musk, an agency that benefits tens of millions of Americans. The Social Security recipient and former commissioner, lawmaker cried out a foul on the US Doge service and administration agenda that cuts employment, terminates office leases and changes […]
Social Security nominee vows service will improve despite mass firings, office closures • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s candidate has pledged to what the Social Security Administration pledged on Tuesday. Social Security Committee candidate Frank Vignano testified during a Almost 3 hours of hearing The Senate Finance Committee wants to ensure that beneficiaries have the option to visit their offices, use the website, or speak to real people […]
National security officials insist no top secret info in leaked group chat on war plans • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – National security officials grilled by Democrat senators on Tuesday denied fraudulent behavior by members of the Trump administration cabinet who discussed plans to bomb Yemen in a signal group chat shared with Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg. CIA director John Ratcliffe and National Intelligence Director Tarcigabad questioned specific details shared on the text chain, […]
U.S. Supreme Court in 7-2 ruling upholds Biden administration regulation on ghost guns • Tennessee Lookout
This report was updated at 2:30pm. WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court overwhelmingly supported Biden-era regulatory kits that can be assembled into untraceable firearms, also known as the Ghost Guns. In the 7-2 decision, Judge Neil Gorsuch, author of the opinion, said the regulations on alcohol, cigarettes, firearms and explosives were “inconsistent” with […]
‘Signalgate’ group chat revealed precise attack timeline, surveillance of target • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – The now-famous group chat, made up of Trump administration national security officials and journalists, includes an accurate timeline for the US bombing of Yemen’s Hooty targets, revealing that one of the targets of the attack is under surveillance. Despite newly revealed details of the leaked chat, executive officials, including President Donald Trump himself, […]
Chairman, top Dem on U.S. Senate Armed Services ask for probe into Signalgate • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and ranking members wrote to Department of Defense inspectors on Thursday asking independent observers to begin an investigation into the use of senior officials of the signal chat app to discuss Yemen’s bombing plans. Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker and Rhode Island Democrat Sen. […]
Tennessee Senate targets school boards, superintendents associations • Tennessee Lookout
Republican senators are crucifying the Tennessee Board of Education and the Oversight Association after this year’s blow fight over the governor’s private school voucher bill. Sen. Adam Lowe, a Calhoun Republican, sponsors Senate Bill 2017. The bill that Lowe postponed on Tuesday for discussions until 2026 clearly targets the Tennessee School Board and the Supervisory […]
