Emily Kennard

2 weeks ago | notus.org | Emily Kennard |Torrence Banks |Helen Huiskes

Republican lawmakers are making the case to constituents that the roller-coaster ride the market has been on as a result of President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting tariff policy is a sign his negotiating skills can get results. Members of Congress, who are preparing to leave for a two-week recess where they’ll hear from their constituents, are navigating a complicated landscape: On the one hand, they want to support the president’s agenda.

2 weeks ago | notus.org | Violet Jira |Emily Kennard

The Department of Education will escalate its crackdown on public schools for purported Title IX violations through a newly created “Title IX Special Investigations Team” with investigators from the Department of Justice, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced on Friday. “From day one, the Trump Administration has prioritized enforcing Title IX to protect female students and athletes,” McMahon said in a statement.

3 weeks ago | notus.org | Emily Kennard |Haley Byrd Wilt |Helen Huiskes

Congress could end President Donald Trump’s far-reaching new tariffs at any time, but Republicans aren’t likely to do that — at least for now. If GOP senators have concerns about higher prices, supply chain disruption and broad economic turmoil after Trump announced on Wednesday strict tariffs on products from most countries, they’re mostly keeping those fears to themselves.

3 weeks ago | notus.org | Emily Kennard |Calen Razor

Republican lawmakers are fast-tracking bills this week to limit district court judges’ ability to issue national injunctions. It’s an effort to help speed along President Donald Trump’s agenda, even though the move could backfire against them under a future Democratic administration. “District court judges are just that. They’re not Supreme Court judges and they shouldn’t be issuing decisions that apply to the entire country,” Rep.

4 weeks ago | notus.org | Violet Jira |Emily Kennard

Attorneys who helped manage the Department of Education’s thousands of open investigations into civil rights complaints said there was little to no coordination to facilitate the transition of cases after it became clear the attorneys handling them would be cut from the agency’s workforce.