Weekly Update 06/02/2025
President and Administration:
Trump sanctuary list disappears from Homeland Security website after criticism; next actions unknown: The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) list of so-called “Sanctuary Jurisdictions” disappeared from its website over the weekend…
Trump agencies send details of FY26 budget recommendations to Congress: On May 30 federal agencies released detailed documents outlining President Trump’s budget proposal…
Trump budget cuts hobble anti-smoking programs: The Raze anti-vaping program at Wyoming East High School, part of West Virginia’s effort to curb teen tobacco use…
Supreme Court limits agency environmental reviews: On Thursday (5/29), the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that federal agencies can limit environmental reviews under NEPA…
EPA budget cuts eviscerate state grants, slash watershed programs in blue states: The Trump administration detailed plans to cut the EPA’s budget by 55 percent in fiscal 2026…
California:
Trump threatens to slash federal funding from California over youth transgender sports participation: President Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from…
Gov. Newsom proposes ‘asset test’ for low-income and disabled Medi-Cal applicants: California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed reinstating the “asset test” for Medi-Cal…
Education:
Lawmakers, judge push back on Education Department’s gutting, citing inefficiency: Lawmakers and a federal judge are pushing back against the Trump administration’s downsizing of the U.S. Department of Education…
Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP could hinder student access to free school meals: Cuts proposed in the House’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could undercut school meal access…
Trump administration moves to slash education civil rights efforts: The Trump administration has proposed eliminating Equity Assistance Centers, which help schools address racial disparities…
Senate HELP to consider top Education Department nominations: The Senate HELP Committee will hold a June 5 hearing to consider President Trump’s nominations of Penny Schwinn…
Senate HELP GOP advances Trump’s Education Department nominees: In a 12-11 party-line vote on May 22, Senate HELP Republicans advanced three of President Trump’s Education…
McMahon sets out new priorities for federal discretionary grants: On May 20, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced new priorities for federal education grants, emphasizing literacy…
McMahon asks for ‘partnership’ with Congress to wind down Education Department: Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended President Trump’s proposed $66.7 billion FY26…
Deadlocked Supreme Court won’t allow nation’s first public religious charter school: The U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 on whether public charter school funding can go to religious institutions…