Before leaving town for a Memorial Day break, Congress rushed to complete work on credit-card legislation with special protections for students—and found time for hearings on President Obama's education budget and his plan to overhaul student lending. Kelly Field and Sara Hebel discuss the latest action and what's on the horizon when Congress returns.

Kelly Field, The Chronicle's chief Washington reporter, and Sara Hebel, our politics editor, spend a minute (or so) each week discussing the key higher-education debates and behind-the-scenes maneuvering taking place in the nation's capital. Look for new episodes every Tuesday.