The latest news and resources from Duke Government Relations.

The DC Digest-June 13, 2025

  • Senate HELP Committee Releases Reconciliation Bill Text
  • NIH Director Testifies Before Senate HELP Subcommittee
  • IPEDS Training Contract Terminated
  • Trade Talks with China Could Allow Chinese Student Visas
  • Post of the Week!


The DC Digest-June 10, 2025

  • FY 26 Appropriations Season Starts
  • More Than 500 Organizations Sign On to NIH Funding Support Letter
  • Department of Commerce Announces Transformation of AI Safety Institute into the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation
  • Education Department Announces Changes to V4/V5 Verification Requirements, Effective Immediately
  • Higher Ed Associations Back Harvard Legal Challenge to Executive Branch

The DC Digest-June 6, 2025

  • Senate Begins to Release Bill Text for Reconciliation
  • ESC Urges Congress to Appropriate Funds for ARPA-E in FY 26
  • Department of Education Targets Columbia’s Accreditation Over Antisemitism Allegations
  • McMahon Faces Questions During Budget Hearings
  • Travel Ban and Harvard International Student Executive Orders Released
  • Post of the Week!

The DC Digest-June 3, 2025

  • White House Releases Additional FY26 Budget Request Information
  • Associations Send Letter to State Department Regarding Student Visas

The DC Digest-May 30, 2025

  • White House Delays Full Budget Into Summer
  • New NSF Lawsuit and Oversight Request
  • Recent Executive Orders on ‘Gold Standard Science’ and the Nuclear Industrial Base
  • Numerous Student Visa Updates 
  • Post of the Week!

The DC Digest-May 27, 2025

  • Department of Justice Launches Civil Rights Fraud Initiative
  • State Department Instructs Embassies to Pause New Student Visa Interviews
  • Trump Administration Intends to End All Federal Contracts with Harvard

The DC Digest-May 23, 2025

  • House Passes Reconciliation Bill
  • Kennedy Testifies on President’s FY26 Budget Request for HHS 
  • Coalition Urges Congress to Reject Proposed Cut to DOE Office of Science Budget
  • Department of Commerce Rescinds Most Recent Tech Hubs Awards, Announces New Competition
  • Judge Blocks Department of Homeland Security Move to Bar International Students at Harvard
  • Judge Blocks Student Visa Record Terminations Nationwide 
  • Post of the Week!

The DC Digest-May 20, 2025

  • House Budget Committee Passes Reconciliation Bill, Moves to Rules Committee
  • NSF Pauses 15 Percent Reimbursement Rate Implementation

The DC Digest-May 16, 2025

  • House Budget Committee Pushes Off Vote on Reconciliation Bill
  • DOD Announces 15 Percent Cap on Reimbursement Rates
  • Preliminary Injunction Granted on DOE Rate Cap
  • Trump Administration Announces New DARPA Director
  • $58M in Student Loan Payments Received Since Involuntary Collections Began in May
  • Post of the Week!

The DC Digest-May 13, 2025

  • Education Department Plans to Finalize Student Loan Repayment Rules by End of Year 
  • In Collaboration with AJC, Higher Ed Groups Pledge Reforms to Fight Campus Antisemitism
  • House Republicans Unveil Tax Bill