Live updates: Trump faces backlash over deportations, Education Department
President Trump is dealing with rebellion against Democrats, activists and judges in Congress to strengthen the deportation of US immigrants US District Judge James Boasberg recently imposed a temporary order to halt deportation under the 18th century wartime law of alien enemy law. Boasberg claimed at a hearing Thursday that the government “avoided” the deadline […]
Linda McMahon reveals game plan to unwind US Department of Education
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Sunday argued that programs, including special education and student loans, would not be cut, even if they are managed by other departments. Laying out a game plan to rewind her agency as much as possible, McMahon explained that the Trump administration has at least a loose idea for offices […]
Trump shifts Education Department functions to other federal agencies
President Donald Trump announced Friday that some of the remaining functions of the Department of Education will move to “quickly effective” for the Department of Small Business Management and Health and Human Services. Earlier this month, the education sector x more than 1,300 workers, and Secretary Linda McMahon called for a “first step” towards the […]
We Are Back to Segregation Without the Department of Education
Gov. Tim Waltz (D-MN) argued on MSNBC's “Rachel Madow Show” on Thursday that schools could be separated without the Ministry of Education. Madow said, “What is your reaction to closing the education sector today?” Waltz said, “Well, we knew it was coming, but that's still a day I'm afraid of. I certainly feared it as […]
BREAKING: Trump Takes Aim at the Department of Education – The Impact You Need to Know
GOP senator says he’s in talks with Trump on bill to codify Education Department executive order
First on FOX: Sen. Mike Round said he is discussing the bill codified the latest executive order in discussion with President Donald Trump's White House to revive the bill. His administration had met with longtime defenders, from the very anticipated executive order to abolish the department: the Round. His office shared with Fox News Digital […]
Trump’s Team Ramps Up Plan to Tear Down Education Department, Vows to Legal Action Every Step of the Way
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Trump signs executive order eliminating the Department of Education
President Donald Trump has issued a historic executive order that abolished the Department of Education, a promise he made during the 2024 presidential election. Democrats were vehemently opposed efforts by some Republicans to shut down EDs based on the fact that the institution is effective and costly for taxpayers. “Closening the Ministry of Education gives […]
Trump Officially Orders Dismantling Of Department Of Education
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to dismantle the Department of Education. The order imposes newly confirmed education secretary Linda McMahon as “to take all necessary steps to promote the closure of the Ministry of Education and the Department of Education.” According to In an earlier […]
Trump is moving to gut the Department of Education — here’s what it does
President Trump took dramatic action on Thursday to bring to life his four-and-a-half year conservative dream of abolishing the Department of Education, which was created under former President Jimmy Carter in 1979. The Ministry of Education has one of them. Minimum staff in cabinet-level departmentsconservative critics have long torn it apart as unnecessary bureaucracy on […]