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The Department of Education’s proposed “declassification” of professional degrees would redefine which graduate credentials count as “professional” for federal student aid and reimbursement rules — a ...
Available reporting shows multiple public fundraisers and large donations raised for Erika Kirk and the Kirk family after Charlie Kirk’s death, including consolidated figures of more than $6–7 million...
The Department of Education’s revised definition narrows “professional degree” status to roughly 11 fields — including medicine, law, pharmacy and dentistry — which makes those programs eligible for t...
Democratic socialist policies were adopted in many countries across the 20th century, but the label covers a wide range of programs—from social-democratic welfare states in Scandinavia to national-dev...
Available reporting shows the Department of Education undertook a broad reorganization in November 2025 that included changing the department’s definition of “professional degree” and shifting program...
Ehud Barak transitioned from a highly decorated Israeli military career into senior political office, serving as Prime Minister (1999–2001) and multiple terms as Defense Minister and cabinet minister;...
Senator Chuck Schumer’s 2024 budget priorities centered on directing federal funds toward , with a clear emphasis on New York’s local needs through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) disclosures ...
Daniel Andrews’ shock announcement that he would resign as Victoria’s premier was framed publicly as a personal decision after nearly nine years in office, delivered in a press conference with his fam...
Between 2017 and 2021, the Trump administration took several executive and administrative steps that altered how Affordable Care Act (ACA) financial assistance operated: it stopped cost‑sharing subsid...
Congress’s stopgap spending bill and longstanding law together promised retroactive pay for roughly 1.4 million federal workers affected by the 43‑day 2025 shutdown, covering both furloughed employees...
President Trump signed a large and varied set of executive orders affecting health care during his presidencies; recent trackers and health-industry briefings list dozens of orders touching price tran...
The Trump administration’s actions most directly affecting nurse practitioner (NP) scope-of-practice in federal policy were regulatory and executive directives expanding APRN practice and, separately,...
Reporting shows the Trump administration has pursued a broad dismantling and reorganization of the U.S. Department of Education — moving major K‑12, higher education and other program responsibilities...
There is sparse recent reporting of major, high‑profile Australian court cases that put “Sharia law” itself on trial since 2020; most litigation and public controversy instead involves isolated family...
The Department of Education (ED) justified its 2025 changes primarily as efforts to “break up the federal education bureaucracy,” improve administrative efficiency, and “return education to the states...
Major recent shifts in U.S. education policy — including moves to transfer Education Department programs to other agencies and negotiated rulemaking on student-loan rules — are being driven publicly b...
Discussion of "Sharia law courts in Australia" shows recurring debate rather than legal adoption: Australia does not have state-recognised Sharia courts within its judiciary, though Islamic dispute-re...
Reporting shows the Department of Education’s rulemaking under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and the RISE committee sharply narrowed which programs count as “professional degrees,” removing n...
Available reporting does not show a Department of Education rulemaking that explicitly “redefines who qualifies as a ‘professional’ teacher.” The Department has published and proposed a range of prior...
The Department of Education is actively proposing and discussing revisions to professional categories and definitions tied to student loan eligibility and program design — notably a new “professional ...