6 d. ago Trump’s order to dismantle education department sparks outrage: ‘see you in court’

Politicians and teachers unions condemn president’s effort to axe department, which can only be done by CongressTeachers unions and Democratic politicians joined in denouncing Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at eliminating the US Department of Education, with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) saying simply: “See you in court.”Trump’s move was long trailed, so much so that Randi Weingarten, the head of the AFT – which represents 1.8 million teachers – put out her statement the day before the order was signed. Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, which represents 200,000 members, teachers and other education workers mostly in New York City, said: “We will join our national union and public education allies to protect students and educators. We are working with our partners to file lawsuits to stop this executive overreach. 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 Trump expected to sign executive order to abolish US education department

President made campaign promise to axe the department – but needs congressional approval to follow throughUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the agency, seemingly attempting to circumvent the need to obtain the congressional approval needed to formally close a federal department.The order – which has been anticipated for weeks given Trump campaigned on a promise to end the education department – directs McMahon to “take all necessary steps” shut down key functionalities “and return education authority to the states”. Continue reading...

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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 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 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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3 w. ago US reportedly plans to revoke foreign students’ visas over pro

State department is using AI to review tens of thousands of accounts, reports sayTrump delays tariffs on many products from Mexico and CanadaThe White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump exempts many Canadian goods from tariffs after giving same delay to Mexico – US politics live

President signs executive order that will exempt Canadian goods covered by free trade agreement from 25% tariff until 2 AprilThe White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump says he is suspending tariffs on many Mexican goods for one month – US politics live

US president says after speaking to Claudia Scheinbaum anything that falls under the US-Mexico-Canada-Agreement will be exempt from 25% levyThe White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago House censures Democratic congressman Al Green for disrupting Trump’s speech – live

The motion was approved with 224 votes in favor, including 10 Democrats, and 198 opposedTen Democrats join Republicans to vote to censure Al GreenThe White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down. Continue reading...

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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 What Trump's order making English the official language in the US could mean

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, and activists and advocacy groups are alarmed by what that will mean for non-English speakers when it comes to immigration, voter access and other issues

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4 w. ago Donald Trump continues to sign waves of executive orders. Here’s how that works, legally.

President is expected to issue swaths of more executive orders as his administration takes shape

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