GOP senator debuts bill to abolish Department of Education following Trump campaign promise

Fox's first appearance: Republican senators introduced a measure Thursday to eliminate the Department of Education after President-elect Donald Trump indicated he would do so during the 2024 campaign. Sen. Mike Rounds (R.S.D.) introduced a bill in the Senate that would abolish the Department of Education and impose certain responsibilities and programs currently administered by various […]
Department of Education releases FAFSA forms 10 days ahead of schedule

The Department of Education on Thursday announced that the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form is officially available to all students and families, 10 days ahead of schedule, following a chaotic rollout of the improved form last year. It was announced that it had become. The department originally planned to release the […]
Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, justice department argues in court filing | Google

Alphabet Inc.'s Google should take a number of steps to end its monopoly on Internet search, including selling its Chrome browser and sharing data and search results with competitors, U.S. prosecutors have told a judge. insisted. Such changes would effectively subject Google to a decade of heightened regulation, the same Washington federal court that ruled […]
Head of DC preschool arrested after directing undercover officer ‘to abuse his child,’ Justice Department says

The director of a Washington, D.C., preschool is currently facing federal charges for allegedly instructing an undercover agent posing as the father to “abuse a child,” according to the Department of Justice. James Carroll, the principal of the National Child Research Center (NCRC), which charges up to $42,000 a year in tuition for children ages […]
Trump nominates Linda McMahon to lead Education department

President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Department of Education. McMahon is co-leader of Trump's transition team. She is considered the front-runner to lead the Commerce Department, with transition team co-leader Howard Lutnick expected to be nominated for the role. McMahon previously led the Small Business Administration during President […]
Trump Expected To Tap Howard Lutnick To Run Commerce Department

President Donald Trump is expected to announce his nomination of Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and one of Wall Street's most prominent figures, to be secretary of commerce. The appointment underscores President Trump's penchant for placing business leaders with private sector pedigree, rather than traditional political experience, in key economic posts. Mr. Lutnick's selection […]
Trump's Energy Department pick has history of downplaying climate change impacts

Chris Wright, President-elect Trump's nominee to head the Department of Energy, has rejected the established link between climate change and extreme weather events, insisting that the storms are not intensifying. “Despite endless fear-mongering by the media, politicians and activists, we are not seeing an increase in the frequency or intensity of hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts or […]
Trump Names Oil And Gas CEO Chris Wright To Head Department Of Energy

President-elect Donald Trump announced in a statement Saturday that he will nominate Chris Wright, CEO of Denver-based energy company Liberty Energy, to be Secretary of Energy. President Trump also announced the creation of a National Energy Council and said Wright would be a member of it. “I am thrilled to announce that Chris Wright will […]
Trump Picks Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright To Lead Department Of Energy

Former Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump holds his first public campaign rally with his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio). Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images ) OAN Staff Avril Elfie3:08 PM – Saturday, November 16, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has selected Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright to lead the new administration's […]
Trump taps Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright for Department of Energy

President-elect Donald Trump announced that Chris Wright, founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, will lead the Department of Energy in his new administration. “I am thrilled to announce that Chris Wright will be joining my administration as Secretary of Energy and as a member of the new National Energy Council,” President Trump said in a […]