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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Thursday that lawmakers aren't considering new gun reforms such as an assault weapons ban in the aftermath of the Nashville shooting. Speaker Kevin McCarthy did not say the House will consider an assault weapons ban when he was asked about the calls for reform, setting up a familiar showdown between President Joe Biden and Republicans in Congress following the tragic mass shooting in Nashville. The speaker emphasized his conference's commitment to tackling the issue of mass shootings, though he did not mention particular pieces of legislation he would put forth as calls mount for changes to existing gun laws. "There's not one person in America who doesn't want to try to solve all this," he said when asked at an unrelated press conference on Thursday about his plan to deal with mass shootings. "We want to make sure we're taking all the information." "I would say to the nation as a whole that the proble...

ProPublica reported Thursday the tuition payments may have exceeded $150,000. A new report on Thursday alleged even deeper financial ties between Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow. According to ProPublica, Crow paid for private school tuition for Thomas' grandnephew Mark Martin, whom Thomas said he was raising as a son. The publication said Crow paid $6,200 monthly tuition for Martin's attendance at Hidden Lake Academy in 2009, citing a bank statement and an interview with a former administrator at the school. That former administrator told ProPublica Crow told him he also paid for Martin's tuition at Randolph-Macon Academy, which he attended before Hidden Lake Academy. The total amount paid by Crow is unclear but could have exceeded $150,000, the outlet reported. Thomas didn't report the payments on his financial disclosure filings, though he did disclose another $5,000 gift for Martin's education from another in...

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) on Friday launched the "Save Our School Boards" campaign to boost more than 200 aligned school board candidates A progressive group plans to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars into an effort to elect hundreds of left-leaning school board members across the country -- underscoring how those local races are increasingly drawing the attention of noted advocacy groups and politicians. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) on Friday launched the "Save Our School Boards" campaign to boost more than 200 aligned school board candidates in the upcoming cycle. The group hopes to raise $450,000 to assist with collecting signatures to get on ballots, budgeting, sustaining grassroots support and so on. Missy Zombor, a PCCC-endorsed and recently elected school board member in Milwaukee, said the support of the organization can be make-or-break for many would-be members, in part because of the scrutiny and com Pet ...

Students would be allotted tax dollars for private school education. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is urging the state Legislature to pass a major new education bill that would provide tax dollars for families who leave public schools for private schooling across his state, which is home to some of the country's largest school districts. Here's a closer look at the legislation, what its supporters and critics say and why these school choice initiatives have gained traction in 32 states so far. What does the Texas school choice bill do? Known as S.B. 1, the proposal would devote $500 million to education savings accounts (ESA) to provide financial support for families who remove their children from the public school system. Under S.B. 1, each student would be allotted $8,000 annually -- for private school tuition, tutoring, textbooks or other approved expenses. Is the bill going to become law? Despite multiple efforts, the Republican-held Texas Legislature has so far failed to enact e...

School districts across the nation are beginning to roll out electric buses to transport children to and from school, with a big boost from the federal government. The wheels on new school buses around the country go round and round, but they're practically the only things making noise. School districts in every state are beginning to roll out electric buses to transport children to and from school, with a big financial boost from the federal government. The vehicles are better for the environment and children's Health , research has shown. They're quieter , too -- and devoid of the black smoke and diesel fumes long synonymous with the nearly 500,000 buses that shuttle 25 million American children to and from school every day. Sheila Martinez, who has been driving school buses in Montgomery County, Maryland, for eight years, switched to an electric-powered vehicle in 2022. ABC News $5 billion for thousands of buses As part of a new program funded by the 2021 bipartisan ...