With Sweeping Executive Orders, Trump Tests Local Control of Schools
With a series of executive orders, President Trump has demonstrated that he has the appetite for an audacious fight to remake public education in the image of his anti-woke, populist…
Republican Lawmakers in Florida Rebel Against DeSantis in Rare Power Move
For six years, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida could count on Republican state lawmakers bending to his will, giving swift approval to his ambitious legislative priorities with hardly a whiff…
Tennessee Legislature Meets With Trump Playbook on its Agenda
A special session of the Tennessee General Assembly that begins on Monday reflects the way President Trump’s aggressive conservative agenda is already emboldening Republicans to pursue his priorities at the…
Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog
The Trump White House is moving to paralyze a bipartisan and independent watchdog agency that investigates national security activities that can intrude upon individual rights. The move comes as the…
DeSantis Adopts ‘Gulf of America’ Language Even Before a Trump Order
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida referred to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” in a state executive order on Monday, even before President Trump had taken any…
DeSantis Picks Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to Replace Marco Rubio
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Thursday named Ashley Moody, the Republican state attorney general, to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate, elevating a close ally to Mr. Rubio’s…
DeSantis Picks Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to Replace Marco Rubio
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Thursday named Ashley Moody, the Republican state attorney general, to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate, elevating a close ally to Mr. Rubio’s…