Last Tuesday, President Trump’s White House released the Trump’s Budget proposal for the 2018 fiscal year. The document, titled “A New Foundation for American Greatness,” does not detail the sweeping tax cuts that are being pursued as part of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), but does assume that they have…
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The Budget: Department of Education Facing 13.5 Percent Cut
Donald Trump’s new budget plan proposes cutting 13.5 percent or $9.2 billion from education, paving the way for $1.4 billion to go towards the administration’s top education priority, a school choice voucher program. These cuts would eliminate government subsidized student loans and put an end to student debt…
Trump’s First Trip Abroad
On May 19th, President Trump departed for his inaugural foreign visit where he made stops across the Middle East and Europe over the course of nine days. His visit began in Saudi Arabia and included meeting with King Salman and the royal family of the nation, as well as attending a meeting with many leaders in the Gulf…
4th Circuit Upholds A Lower Court’s Decision to Halt Travel Ban
On May 25th the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 10-3 to uphold a lower Court’s ruling blocking Trump’s travel ban. Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory ruled that Trump’s call during the campaign to suspend Muslim immigration could be used to establish a precedent that nefarious intentions were in mind in…
Religious Exemption To Be Used To Discriminate In Texas Adoption Cases
On May 10, 2017, the House of Representatives of the Texas State Legislature approved House Bill 3859, popularly known as “The Freedom To Serve Children Act.” The bill provides a defense for state-funded faith-based private adoption agencies that will insulate them from potential lawsuits for their…
Trump’s Sanctuary City Executive Order and Legal Responses
On January 25th Trump signed an executive order entitled: “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States”, which called for federal funding to be withheld from states that allow sanctuary cities. Sanctuary cities are cities that refuse to cooperate with Federal immigration officials. The order drew swift…
The Impact of AHCA on Jobs
The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed in the House of Representatives on May 4, 2017. The Republican-sponsored bill aims to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under the AHCA, Medicaid expansion would be rolled back, and its status as an entitelment program would end. Instead, the House Bill…
Medicaid and Planned Parenthood in Texas
In 2011, Texas stopped receiving federal funding because it refused to comply with the federal law requiring states to fund any willing provider. The main reason for this refusal was Planned Parenthood’s involvement in the Medicaid waiver program. Texas instead opted to forgo about $30 million a year in federal funding and…
Presidential Executive Order on the Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act
On April 26th, President Trump issued an Executive Order targeting the Antiquities Act of 1906, which gives the president the power to designate national monuments on federal lands. The EO directs the Secretary of the Interior to review all presidential…
American Health Care Act
The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed in the House of Representatives on May 4, 2017. The Republican-sponsored bill aims to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under the AHCA, Medicaid expansion would be rolled back, and its status as an entitlement program would end. Instead the House Bill calls