Tim Walberg

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, speaks on Wedneday outside the Department of the Health and Human Services after requesting a meeting with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Also appearing are, from left, Reps. Maxine Dexter, D-Ore., Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Troy Carter, D-La., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, Lori Trahan, D-Mass., Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., and Nanette Barragán, D-Calif.

This message comes as Congress returns from a week-long recess.

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to abolish the Department of Education and move critical functions to other entities.

'Failed our children'

In the first of two hearings this week, committee leaders defended their funding requests for the 119th Congress.

Reps. Aaron Bean and Ryan Mackenzie are working on legislation called the TRACE Act, which would mandate parental notification of foreign funding in curriculum.

An executive order called for aggressive action to fight anti-Jewish bias on campuses.

A government report shows serious negligence and fiscal mismanagement at Head Start

Head Start has been something of a sacred cow in Washington since its creation in 1965. The $12.3 billion federal program provides pre-school services to nearly 790,000 low-income children each year. But a report released by the Government Accountability Office...

New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math. The findings are yet another setback for U.S....

House Republicans on Tuesday passed a bill to bar transgender student-athletes from competing in girls’ sports from kindergarten through twelfth grade, putting the contentious issue front and center following an election cycle that saw it become a frequent target of Republicans. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act would amend Title IX — [...]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chair Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), and others hold a press conference following the House vote on H.R. 28—Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.

Former President Donald Trump’s senior adviser, Alina Habba, has hit the campaign trail to attract Arab support in the key swing state of Michigan.

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans, led by Michigan U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, have introduced bills to reverse ambitious new vehicle fuel economy regulations issued by the Biden administration.

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said the vote was a step in "the most important update in decades to federal laws to protecting kids on the internet."

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said social media “can do a lot of good things, but it also can lead to serious health risks that we cannot ignore.”