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The DC Digest-June 13, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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The DC Digest-May 13, 2025
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