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Shutting the Education Department won’t change curriculums — but it could impact funding of programs

The battle over the agency centers around what’s taught in K-12 schools, but one of its main functions is sending out funds to schools and colleges.

MarketWatch - 4d

Why Trump Can’t Immediately Shut Down the Education Department

Congress and federal law stand in the way of shutting down the agency, which manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and supports programs for students with disabilities.

The New York Times - 4d

‘It Sounds Strange, Doesn’t It?’ Trump Muses About Gutting the Education Dept.

President Trump signed the executive order in the East Room of the White House, which was packed with jittery children.

The New York Times - 4d

Trump’s Anti-DEI Effort Leads to Investigations at Dozens of Universities

The Department of Education announced investigations in a memo warning schools over DEI practices.

Inc. - Mar. 16

Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department

An hours-long outage on StudentAid

ABC News - Mar. 12

Sunday shows preview: Trump battles backlash over deportations, moves to gut Education Department

As he is ramping up deportations of migrants from the U.S., President Trump is battling the backlash from Democrats in Congress, activists on the ground and judges in the courtroom. U.S. District ...

The Hill - 2d

Education Dept. should be made efficient, not dismantled: Union president

The Trump administration argues the current system has failed students, citing stagnant math and reading scores since the department’s creation.

The Hill - 1d

Why Trump’s Ultimatum to Columbia Could Upend Higher Education

A demand for the university’s administration to place the Middle Eastern studies department under receivership could signal a broader crackdown across the United States.

The New York Times - 5d

Justice Department demands judge recuse from Perkins Coie lawsuit

The Trump administration Friday demanded a federal judge step aside from overseeing Perkins Coie’s challenge to President Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm. The new filing claims U.S. ...

The Hill - 3d

3/12: CBS Evening News

Mom worries about daughter with Down Syndrome after Education Department cuts; Trump critic wins Greenland election

CBS News - Mar. 16

Union sues Trump administration for shutting down student loan repayment plans

The American Federation of Teachers is suing the U.S. Department of Education for shutting down access to affordable repayment plans for student loan borrowers.

CNBC - 6d

President Donald Trump to reportedly pause $175M to University of Pennsylvania over transgender athletes

In February, the Department of Education said it would investigate Penn for possible Title IX violations.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

3/20: CBS Evening News Plus

What's next for the Education Department after Trump orders its closure; Reporter's Notebook: Why spring is nature's happiness report

CBS News - 4d

Small Business Association to oversee student loans, Trump says

The president also said the Department of Health will handle special education and school nutrition programs.

NBC News - 4d

Trump says student loans will be handled by Small Business Administration

President Donald Trump said Friday that the Small Business Administration, instead of the Education Department, would handle the country's student loans.

CNBC - 4d

Tennessee Trump supporter expresses fear for rural public schools

Todd Warner and other Trump supporters in Tennessee express their fears for public schools as the president moves to eliminate the Department of Education.

ABC News - 1d

The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education

This is a moment to trumpet the strengths of higher education and address its weaknesses.

The New York Times - Mar. 15

Trump meeting with oil executives

President Trump will meet with oil executives Wednesday afternoon, a senior White House official told The Hill. Around 15 executives with oil companies and the American Petroleum Institute, a ...

The Hill - 6d

VA halts gender-affirming care for transgender veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will no longer offer gender-affirming medical treatment to transgender former service members, the department announced Monday, citing an executive order ...

The Hill - Mar. 17

Teachers sue Trump admin for stopping affordable student loan repayment plans

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education this week hoping to restore income-based student loan repayment programs.

ABC News - 5d

Mar 20: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET

President Trump expected to begin the process of dismantling the Education Department; Boston photographer uses social media to track down couple captured in viral proposal picture.

CBS News - 1d

Louisiana execution recharges debate on death by nitrogen gas

Jessie Hoffman is trying to halt his March 18 execution, saying nitrogen gas protocol is shrouded in secrecy.

The Hill - Mar. 8

Florida man is set to be executed for kidnapping and murdering a woman

A man convicted of kidnapping a woman in Miami and later strangling her to death is set to be executed next month

ABC News - Mar. 10

Louisiana Resumes Capital Punishment With First Nitrogen Execution

Jessie Hoffman was put to death on Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to intervene. It was the state’s first execution since 2010.

The New York Times - 6d

Trump delivers remarks at the Department of Justice

Watch live coverage as President Trump travels to the Department of Justice to deliver remarks.

NBC News - Mar. 14

Project 2025: You can’t say Trump didn’t warn us

Project 2025, a 922-page blueprint for a second Trump administration prepared by the Heritage Foundation, has been implemented by Trump's administration, including firing 30,000 federal employees, ...

The Hill - Mar. 11

US colleges warned of ‘enforcement actions’ over antisemitism allegations

Warning comes after cancellation of $400m in funding to Columbia and detention of student activist Mahmoud Khalil. The US education department’s civil rights office issued warnings on Monday to ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

Michigan Republican presses Chavez-DeRemer to rescind Biden-era labor regulations

House Committee on Education and Workforce Chairman Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) is pressing the Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to rescind several former President Biden-era labor ...

The Hill - 5d

'Borrowers have zero power:' Trump moving student loans to SBA sparks concern, confusion

President Trump moving student loans from the Education Department to the Small Business Administration (SBA) is rattling those affected, who say it is prime evidence that the White House has no ...

The Hill - 9h

Canada says China executed an unspecified number of Canadians earlier this year

Canada's government says China executed an unspecified number of Canadians earlier this year

ABC News - 5d

Firing squad witness describes execution: "My heart started pounding"

Jeffrey Collins was one of three media witnesses for the firing squad execution of Brad Sigmon. He has been a witness to 11 South Carolina executions.

CBS News - Mar. 8

Arizona executes man by lethal injection for 2002 murder

Aaron Gunches, who had dropped legal efforts to halt his execution, was sentenced to death for the 2002 murder of Ted Price, his girlfriend's ex-husband.

CBS News - 5d

Stop letting foreign executives cheat American investors

Sen. John Kennedy is reintroducing the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act to ensure that all executives, regardless of where they live, must immediately disclose their trades, giving American ...

The Hill - 1d

Playing in harmony, despite the president's DEI executive order

When President Trump's executive order banned DEI programs throughout the government, the United States Marine Band was forced to cancel a planned concert with teens from Equity Arc, a nonprofit ...

CBS News - 22h

US Institute of Peace says Doge workers have broken into its building

Staffers of Musk’s Doge enter despite non-profit saying it is an independent agency and not part of executive branch. Employees of Elon Musk ’s so-called “department of government efficiency” ...

The Guardian - Mar. 17

Elon Musk discovers ‘magic money computers,’ or how the U.S. financial system actually works

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX and the brainchild behind the Department of Government Efficiency, went onto Sen. Ted Cruz’s podcast to discuss what he’s learned in Washington.

MarketWatch - Mar. 18

Mar 20: CBS News 24/7, 4pm ET

Justice Department may invoke state secrets privilege, says judge can't encroach on executive branch power; NTSB issues urgent safety recommendation to assess 68 bridges on vulnerability to collapse.

CBS News - 20h