The consideration of Linda McMahon to run the Department of Education (DoEd) will head to a full Senate vote after the Trump nominee advanced in a heavyweight decision on Thursday. McMahon testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee during her confirmation hearing last week, where she was grilled on recent spending cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), potentially dismantling the DoEd, and...

One month into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is giving Trump a thumbs up for “moving fast and quick.” Trump has kept up a frenetic pace during his opening weeks back in the White House, with an avalanche of executive orders and actions. His muscular moves – applauded by Republicans and criticized by Democrats – have pushed the limits of...

Whether their fans are cheering “Roll Tide,” “War Eagle,” “Go Dawgs” or even “Texas, Fight!”, lawmakers across the Deep South are working on legislation to exempt student-athletes’ name-image-likeness (NIL) income from taxation. Proponents say the move will boost recruitment abilities for their schools – thereby bringing in the needed financial boost to academics – and also level the playing field for colleges that are not in states which...