States are granted plenary authority on matters of education by the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. State and local governments typically provide about 90% of revenues for elementary and secondary education and account for over 40% of...

President Trump issued an executive order on March 20 directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to take steps within her authority to facilitate the closure of the U.S. Department of Education.

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the case of two companies whose applications to sell e-cigarettes that taste like sweet treats were rejected by the FDA.

The most recent round of federal surface transportation funding was folded into the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which expires at the end of the 2026 federal fiscal year.

In Garland v. VanDerStok, the Supreme Court will consider whether weapon parts kits should be regulated as “firearms” under the Gun Control Act.

Congress uses surface transportation authorization to deliver transportation and related infrastructure funding to states, and it considers broad legislation such as the FAST Act and MAP-21 on a multiyear cadence.