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Education Department executive order could be issued as soon as today
Completely eliminating the department would require congressional approval and 60 votes in the Senate, which is unlikely given the current makeup.CBS News - 4h -
Trump preparing executive order to dissolve Department of Education: Sources
President Trump is expected to direct his secretary of education to dissolve the Department of Education by executive order this week, sources said.ABC News - 6h -
Trump expected to issue executive order to eliminate Education Department
President Trump is expected to issue an executive order to shutter the Department of Education. The department was created by Congress in 1979 and it would take an act of Congress to fully ...CBS News - 3h -
Speaker Johnson says Education Department's dismantling is welcomed "around the country"
An executive order is expected from President Trump to dissolve the Department of Education, though the timing is still unclear. House Speaker Mike Johnson said about the move, "I think everybody ...CBS News - 2h -
Trump's Education Department executive order may impact millions of students
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to dissolve the Education Department, sources tell CBS News. The move could impact funding for millions of students. CBS News' Nancy Cordes ...CBS News - 46m -
Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base as French military departs
Ivory Coast has officially taken control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French forces departed from countries across West AfricaABC News - Feb. 20 -
Entire Alabama police department put on leave after grand jury recommends its abolition
The mayor of Hanceville, Alabama has placed its entire police department on administrative leave, after a grand jury, said the department was “an ongoing threat to public safety.”NBC News - Feb. 20 -
DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions
Experts say the conflicts posed by Tom Krause’s dual roles are unprecedented in the modern era.Wired - Feb. 21 -
Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Education Department’s Student Loan Databases
The American Federation of Teachers, a union representing more than 1.8 million educators, had sued to keep members of Mr. Musk’s government efficiency team out of the Education Department’s systems.The New York Times - Feb. 24 -
Judge blocks Department of Education, federal personnel office from sharing data with DOGE
A federal judge in Maryland has blocked the Department of Education and Office of Personnel Management from sharing the personal information of plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Trump ...NBC News - Feb. 24 -
Justice Department tells judges it can't comply with court-ordered deadline to release frozen aid funding
The Trump administration said in a court filing Wednesday it cannot comply with a federal judge's order to release foreign aid funding by midnight, despite being directed to do so almost two weeks ...NBC News - Feb. 26 -
Washington Post opinion editor departs as Bezos pushes to promote ‘personal liberties and free markets’
Opinion editor leaves as Amazon executive and newspaper owner says ‘viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others’. Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you ...The Guardian - Feb. 26 -
Trump administration removes student loan repayment applications from Education Department website
The Trump administration has taken down the applications for popular student loan repayment plans from the U.S. Department of Education's website.CNBC - 6d -
Democrats call for Education Department to rescind threats to end to federal funding for schools with DEI programs
A group of Democrats are calling on the Department of Education to rescind threats of defunding schools with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The Hill received an exclusive look at ...The Hill - 6d -
Scot Loeffler leaves Bowling Green for Eagles: Falcons coach abruptly departs for assistant job in NFL
Loeffler spent six seasons and made three bowl appearances with the FalconsCBS Sports - 6d -
Kennedy Jr backtracks and says US measles outbreak is now a ‘top priority’ for health department
Health secretary earlier said outbreak was ‘not unusual’ but with first US measles death in decade steps up response. Two days after initially downplaying the outbreak as “not unusual,” the US ...The Guardian - 5d -
Education Department probing Washington state school district that refused to remove trans athlete
The Education Department says it is investigating a Washington state school district that recently moved to ban transgender students from participating on girls’ sports teams after it also ...The Hill - 2d -
Acting U.S. attorney in D.C. stirs controversy with Justice Department demotions over Jan. 6
The reshaping of the U.S. Justice Department continues with more career prosecutors being fired or being moved out of long-held positions. CBS News has learned nearly a dozen senior prosecutors who ...CBS News - 2d -
US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself
The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of cities around the world. Now, it’s been abruptly halted.Wired - 1d -
As Trump goes after Education Department, staff cuts leave student loan borrowers in the dark
Federal student loan borrowers experiencing difficulties with their loans could find they have no recourse as President Donald Trump’s cuts to staff at the Department of Education are carried out, ...NBC News - 1h -
As Trump goes after Education Department, staff cuts leave student loan borrowers in the dark
The Education Department's role working on federal student loan borrowers' complaints is at risk after significant staff cuts under Trump, agency employees say.CNBC - 1h