Just hours after she was confirmed, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon emailed staff and told them to prepare for their “final mission”: dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Numerous reports indicate that President Trump plans to make it official with an executive order, but the White House at least tentatively paused release of the […]

  Along an almost-party line vote—every Democrat present and a single Republican voted no—the House adopted instructions for the Republican budget resolution, the first step in the reconciliation process that leads to more tax cuts for billionaires, paid for by everyone else. Urge members of Congress to oppose it with an email, phone call, or both. The bill itself remains […]

  Last week, in a 12-11 party-line vote, Linda McMahon’s nomination as Secretary of Education passed the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. The next step is a vote by the full Senate. That’s likely to happen soon—by the middle of this week—so there’s no time to waste. Urge senators to oppose her […]