Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Tuesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here.

CONGRESS

The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are scheduled to return to legislative business on November 9.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced his intention to run for Speaker of the House in the 120^th Congress. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) launched her bid to serve as the next House Majority Leader.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) have each announced their intention to run for House Minority Leader. Current Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced he will not seek a House Republican leadership post in the upcoming Congress.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced his intention to run for Senate Majority Leader. Current Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will run for the Minority Leader position.

House Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee Tim Walberg (R-MI) requested a Government Accountability Office (GAO) review of graduate school tuition costs.

ADMINISTRATION

The U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule relating to requirements for Registered Apprenticeship program sponsors.

President Trump announced that Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller will succeed Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff, effective November 9.

COURTS

A district court judge dismissed an Administration lawsuit against Harvard University related to admissions data, finding the government had not satisfied the requirements to obtain the requested records.

ELECTIONS

The Democratic Party secured control of the House and Senate, flipping both chambers for the 120^th Congress. Final majorities for both chambers are still undecided, with ongoing vote counts in several jurisdictions.

House Democratic leadership elections are scheduled for November 18 and 19, with Senate Democratic leadership elections likely to be held in early December. House and Senate Republicans are scheduled to hold their leadership elections on November 10.

Education News Headlines
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What the Blue Wave Could Mean for Future of Tuition Equity Laws [Inside Higher Ed]

Researchers and faculty sue NSF over axing of its social science unit [Higher Ed Dive]

States Make Progress on Outcomes-Based Higher Education [Inside Higher Ed]

What the Democrats can (and cannot) do to reverse Trump’s education upheaval [The Washington Post]

How Can Democrats Make the Most of Their Win? [Inside Higher Ed]

Disability Reporting Is Rising at Colleges. These Were the Changes at Each One. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

DOJ Sues Penn State Over In-State Tuition for Noncitizens [Inside Higher Ed]

Harmeet Dhillon Resigns From Justice Department [Inside Higher Ed]

Students with discharged IDR loans now face huge tax bills [Higher Ed Dive]

The Higher Ed Ties of Incoming Lawmakers [Inside Higher Ed]

College costs are trending lower than a decade ago [The Washington Post]

AAU and Others Warn Congress That Trump Is Changing Grant Rules [Inside Higher Ed]

The MAGA Campus Culture War May Be Over [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Labor Watch: Harvard Workers Strike Again, CSU Makes Deals [Inside Higher Ed]

Republicans Had an Iron Grip on Texas Public Colleges. Then ‘Poof.’ [The Chronicle of Higher Ed]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor

House Majority Leader
Press Release: The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Week of November 9, 2026

Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of November 9, 2026

House Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Jeffries in the Capitol: “House Democrats are going to focus on affordability, accountability and a return to American values”

Press Release: Jeffries, Schumer Statement Following Democratic Leadership Meeting

Press Release: Leader Jeffries on CBS: “We’re Committed to Accountability and to Holding the Crooks Accountable”

Senate Majority Leader
Press Release: Thune Discusses the Work Ahead for Congress

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Schumer Statement After Permitting Reform Bill Advances in The Senate

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
November 10: Full Committee Nomination Hearing on “Nomination of Catherine Eschbach to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission”
430 Dirksen Senate Office Building
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education and Workforce
November 11: Subcommittee Hearing on “The Rise of Sports Gambling on College Campuses”
Witnesses: TBA
2175 Rayburn and via webcast.
10:15 a.m. ET

November 13: Full Committee Field Hearing on “Workers in Charge: Restoring Choice and Accountability in the Workplace”
Witnesses: TBA
320 East 9^th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 or via webcast.
10:00 a.m. ET

House Majority Leader
Press Release: The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Week of November 9, 2026

Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of November 9, 2026

House Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Jeffries on MS NOW: “It was an Incredible Victory for the American People and a Decisive Defeat for MAGA Extremism”

Press Release: Leader Jeffries on ABC: “We are Going to Visit Accountability on the Wrongdoers”

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: TRANSCRIPT: Leader Schumer Joins the New York Times’ “The Daily” to Discuss Democrats’ Commitment to Addressing Republicans’ Costs, Chaos, and Corruption After Major Midterm Victory

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Ranking Member Scott Statement on October Jobs Report

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Owens Announces Hearing on the Rise of Sports Gambling on College Campuses

House Minority Leader
Press Release: Dear Colleague Announcing Candidacy for Speaker of the House

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: Transcript: Leader Schumer, On MS Now’s “Morning Joe”, Discusses Decisive Democratic Victory In Midterm Elections And Future Democratic Agenda

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Ranking Member Scott to Trump Administration: “Save Everything”

Department of Education and the Administration

White House Press Release: Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate

White House Press Release: ICYMI: AG Todd Blanche Dismantles Democrats’ “Oversight” Charade on the Sunday Shows

White House Press Release: First Lady Melania Trump and LSU Establish $7.2 Million Fostering the Future Endowment Fund

White House Press Release: What They Are Saying: Blowout October Jobs Report Smashes Expectations

White House Press Release: President Trump Names Stephen Miller as 33rd White House Chief of Staff

White House Press Release: President Trump Was Right: Tariffs and Tax Cuts Are Reshoring Manufacturing, Creating Jobs

DOL Press Release: Secretary Sonderling Statement on October Jobs Report

White House Press Release: President Trump Will Again Defy the Odds, the Fake News, and the Radical Left

White House Press Release: First Lady Melania Trump and LSU Establish $5 Million Fostering the Future Endowment Fund

Legislative Movement in Congress

S.3589 — RISE Act
Sponsor: Banks, Jim [Sen.-R-IN] (Introduced 01/07/2026) Cosponsors: (11)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 11/09/2026 Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote

H.R.9605 — Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation Act
Sponsor: Grothman, Glenn [Rep.-R-WI-6] (Introduced 07/09/2026) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 11/05/2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 767.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices

FNA Comment Request: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Online Ordering and Transactions and Food Delivery Revisions. Comments due on or before January 5, 2027.

DOL Final Rule: Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in Registered Apprenticeship Programs

ED Comment Request: Proposed Priorities and Definitions-Secretary’s Supplemental Priorities and Definitions. Comments due on or before December 7, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Accrediting Agencies Currently Undergoing Review for the Purpose of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education. Comments due on or before December 5, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and Preparation. Comments due on or before December 7, 2026.

Today’s Federal Register.