6 d. ago Trump’s executive order to dismantle Department for Education sparks fears for students – live

Eliminating department, which distributes billions in federal money to schools and manages federal student loans, would likely require act of CongressDefense secretary Pete Hegseth said late Thursday that he would be meeting with billionaire Elon Musk at the Pentagon Friday to discuss “innovation, efficiencies & smarter production.”Musk, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, and his Department of Government Efficiency have played an integral role in the administration’s push to dramatically reduce the size of the government. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump signs executive order aimed at ‘eliminating’ Department of Education ‘once and for all’: Live updates

President claimed giving control of education to states will halve costs and improve standards

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7 d. ago Donald Trump's behaviour has chilling echoes of North Korea as critics slam him for using kids as 'props'

President Donald Trump's decision to sign an executive order gutting the Department of Education has sparked outrage and drawn eerie comparisons to North Korean tactics

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7 d. ago Trump signs executive order aimed at ‘eliminating’ Education Department ‘once and for all’: Live updates

President claimed giving control of education to states will halve costs and improve standards

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7 d. ago The Latest: Trump to sign executive order aimed at eliminating Education Department

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday “aimed at eliminating” the U.S. Education Department

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7 d. ago President Trump to sign executive order dramatically shrinking Department of Education: Live updates

President set to order Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling federal agency and hand responsibility for schools over to individual states

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7 d. ago Trump to dramatically downsize education department but it will still handle student loans, says White House – live

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says DoE will be ‘much smaller’ due to executive order Trump will sign as critics say it is ‘dark day’ for US childrenAnother, perhaps more worrying sign, of the Trump administration’s approach to economic policy was revealed yesterday, when commerce secretary Howard Lutnick recommended in a Fox News interview that people buy Tesla stock.That’s the electric car company led by Elon Musk, who is busy right now cutting down the US government at the behest of Lutnick’s boss, Donald Trump.I think if you want to learn something on this show tonight, buy Tesla. It’s unbelievable that this guy’s stock is this cheap. It’ll never be this cheap again. When people understand the things he’s building, the robots he’s building, the technology he’s building, people are going to be dreaming of today, and thinking gosh, I should have bought Elon Musk’s stock.The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTTING RATES as U.S.Tariffs start to transition (ease!) their way into the e...

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7 d. ago Trump reportedly aims to return ‘authority to the states’ by closing Department of Education – US politics live

President plans to sign executive order closing DoE; order is challenged before it is signed as NAACP calls it a ‘dark day for millions of American children’Tell us: have you experienced any issues at the US border recently?Another, perhaps more worrying sign, of the Trump administration’s approach to economic policy was revealed yesterday, when commerce secretary Howard Lutnick recommended in a Fox News interview that people buy Tesla stock.That’s the electric car company led by Elon Musk, who is busy right now cutting down the US government at the behest of Lutnick’s boss, Donald Trump.I think if you want to learn something on this show tonight, buy Tesla. It’s unbelievable that this guy’s stock is this cheap. It’ll never be this cheap again. When people understand the things he’s building, the robots he’s building, the technology he’s building, people are going to be dreaming of today, and thinking gosh, I should have bought Elon Musk’s stock.The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTT...

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7 d. ago President Trump to sign executive order shutting down Department of Education: Live updates

President set to order Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling federal agency and hand responsibility for schools over to individual states

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7 d. ago Trump administration live updates: Trump to sign executive order shutting down Department of Education

President set to order Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling federal agency and hand responsibility for schools over to individual states

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7 d. ago Trump expected to sign order shutting down Department of Education: Live updates

President set to order Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling federal agency and hand responsibility for schools over to individual states

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7 d. ago Donald Trump to sign executive order aiming to shut down Department of Education – US politics live

Order challenged by Democratic state attorneys general as NAACP says it is a ‘dark day for millions of American children’ The Trump administration is working on a plan to create what conservatives have long demanded: a militarized buffer zone along the southern border in New Mexico that would be occupied by active-duty US troops, empowered to detain migrants who cross into the United States unlawfully, the Washington Post reports.According to the Post, recent internal discussions have centered on deploying troops to a section of the border in New Mexico that would be turned into a kind of military installation, which would give the soldiers a legal right to detain migrants who “trespass” on the elongated base. Unauthorized migrants would then be held until they can be turned over to immigration officers.Speaking from the podium of the White House briefing room, Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, accused federal judges of ruling against the president for partisan reaso...

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7 d. ago Trump freezes $175m in federal funding to major university in dispute over trans swimmer: Live

University of Pennsylvania threatens to sue administration over rights of trans athletes

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2 w. ago US education department to lay off 1,300 people as Trump vows to close agency

Firings announced Tuesday as administration decried as ‘detached from how Americans live’The US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce. The layoffs of 1,300 people were announced by the department on Tuesday and described by the education secretary, Linda McMahon, as a “significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system”.In a post on X, McMahon said: “Today’s [reduction in force] reflects our commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents, and teachers.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US job openings rose to 7.7 million in January, a sign the job market remains sturdy

U.S. job openings rose at the start of the year, another sign the job market was solid when President Donald Trump returned to the White House

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2 w. ago Biden accused of using autopen on official White House documents

Presidents, including Donald Trump, have been using automatic signatures to sign documents since the Obama administration

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2 w. ago Biden accused of using autosignature on official White House documents

Presidents, including Donald Trump, have been using automatic signatures to sign documents since the Obama administration

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3 w. ago Trump expected to sign executive order to dissolve education department, reports say – live

Trump order to Linda McMahon expected to claim that department has failed ‘children, teachers and families’, ABC News reportsDonald Trump’s pressure to make Canada the 51st state has prompted the return of a famous patriotic beer ad on the country’s airwaves, the Guardian’s Leyland Cecco reports:For the second time in 25 years, a lone figure takes to the stage, an oversized maple leaf flag rippling on a screen behind him as he approaches the microphone. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump rolls his eyes as Democrat has sign with a bizarre four

Rep. Melanie Stansbury held up a sign as she came face-to-face with President Trump as he entered the House chamber for his address to a joint session of Congress.

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3 w. ago Trump renews Zelensky attacks as Ukraine leader appeals to allies over Oval Office meeting: live updates

The minerals deal is seen as a step toward ending Ukraine's three-year war with Russia, and references the importance of Ukraine's future security.

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