Trump defends cuts to federal workforce and Department of Education

Department of Education lays off nearly half of workforce

The Department of Education announced Tuesday it was firing nearly half of its workforce, the latest Trump administration move to shrink the federal government that could face swift legal ...

The Hill - 1d

Education Department cutting nearly 50% of workforce

The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.

CBS News - 10h

Trump defends Elon Musk, DOGE cuts to federal workforce

President Trump defended Elon Musk and DOGE over the weekend after reported rifts between Musk and Cabinet members. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.

CBS News - 2d

First steps to dismantle Education Department begin

The Department of Education is cutting its workforce by nearly 50% as the Trump administration proceeds with plans to dismantle the agency. The bulk of the department's responsibilities include ...

CBS News - 8h

Department of Education workforce slashed in half

The Department of Education says more than 2,100 civil service workers will lose their jobs. The department says all of its divisions are impacted by the reduction. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell ...

NBC News - 1d

Education Department paves way for its own destruction

The Department of Education is paving the way for its own destruction after laying off half of its workforce on Tuesday, leaving President Trump allies eager for more hits while the agency's ...

The Hill - 2h

Union for Education Department workers reacts to sweeping job cuts

The Trump administration is placing more than a thousand Department of Education workers on leave beginning March 21. American Federation of Government Employees Local 252 President Sheria Smith, ...

CBS News - 1h

Advocates gear up for fight to preserve Education Department

President Trump's battle to end the Department of Education is about to turn into a war as advocates prepare to defend the federal agency through litigation and civic action while he readies an ...

The Hill - 4d

Eye Opener: Trump administration slashes half the Department of Education's workforce

The Trump administration slashes half the Department of Education's workforce, causing uncertainty over the agency's future. Also, the U.S. says it will resume security support for Ukraine after ...

CBS News - 10h

Trump says McMahon made decisions on mass layoffs at Education Department

President Trump on Wednesday said Education Secretary Linda McMahon was behind the mass layoffs at the agency, not mentioning tech billionaire Elon Musk while defending the overhaul. “When we cut— ...

The Hill - 5h

Education Dept. slashes workforce; new tariffs roil US markets

President Donald Trump is planning to cut nearly 1,300 Department of Education employees, about half of its total staff, with an ultimate goal of shutting down the agency completely. It comes as ...

NBC News - 12h

Trump to slash workforce at US education department

Halving of staff thought to be precursor to campaign pledge of shutting down the agency

Financial Times - 22h

Department of Education to lay off nearly half its workforce – US politics live

Education secretary Linda McMahon announced hundreds of staff were subject to the ‘reduction in workforce’. Polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as US President ...

The Guardian - 22h

US education department plans to cut half its workforce

The mass layoffs will impact nearly 2,100 people who are set to be placed on leave from 21 March.

BBC News - 21h

Trump administration briefing: education department to be halved as Trump walks back Canada tariffs

Education secretary Linda McMahon describes layoffs as ‘significant step towards restoring greatness’ – key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glance. The US Department of Education intends ...

The Guardian - 20h

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 ...

The Guardian - 21h

GOP Rep. Mark Harris says Trump has done 'tremendous job' making case against Education Department

Rep. Mark Harris (R-N.C.) said on Tuesday that President Trump successfully made the case against the Department of Education during his 2024 campaign, leading more Republicans to support the ...

The Hill - 20h

Democrats unveil bill to reinstate veterans fired in Trump workforce cuts

Democrats are proposing a measure to reinstate veterans who were recently fired from the federal government without cause, which has affected an estimated 6,000 veterans who make up about 30 ...

The Hill - 2d

Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce

Mass layoffs are impacted 1,315 employees of the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.

ABC News - 10h

Are Schools Succeeding? Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know.

At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and data collection.

The New York Times - 2h

Education Department guts its workforce as it looks to wind down agency

Around 3,000 people work in the department's Washington headquarters, and roughly 1,000 are staffed in 10 regional offices across the country.

NBC News - 1d

Obama-era Education secretary warns Trump against shuttering department

Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan issued President Trump a warning over plans to shutter the Department of Education, decrying "you break it, you own it." Duncan, in an interview with CNN's ...

The Hill - 4d

Department of Education slashing nearly 50% of workforce; Steel and aluminum tariffs take effect

The Department of Education says half its workers are losing their jobs in a move that Education Secretary Linda McMahon says is meant to ensure "resources are directed where they matter most." CBS ...

CBS News - 10h

When will the Department of Education be dissolved? Secretary McMahon doesn't know

Linda McMahon said Friday that President Donald Trump "intends" to sign an executive order to dissolve the Department of Education -- but it's still unclear when.

ABC News - 5d

Department of Education offices closed for "security reasons" after major job cuts announced

Offices at the Department of Education are closed Wednesday for "security reasons" after the announcement that nearly half the department's staff would lose their jobs. CBS News congressional ...

CBS News - 9h

Trump says Education Dept. shouldn't handle student loans: 'Not their business'

It's a major challenge to the Trump administration's plans to dismantle the Education Department: How to transfer the loan accounts of over 40 million people.

CNBC - 1d

Nvidia has teamed up with Utah to improve AI education and workforce training

Nvidia has teamed up with the state of Utah on an AI education initiative to improve workforce training and economic growth.

VentureBeat - 2d

Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff

The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.

The New York Times - 9h

Department of Education staff told offices will be closed Wednesday

The email sent to Department of Education staff said offices will be closed "for security reasons."

CBS News - 1d

Gutting the Education Department, and a Trump Tesla Show

Plus, who can do the Daffy Duck voice?

The New York Times - 13h

Fired Federal Workers Get Last Words in With Scathing Letters of Resignation to DOGE

Departing officials, including disabled veterans, defend themselves and thousands of fired federal colleagues’ work with defiant, indignant letters, creating a written record of a tumultuous time.

Inc. - 2d

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 - 1d

Trump defends mass firings, claiming many federal workers 'don't work at all'

President Trump said he feels "very badly" for the thousands of federal workers who lost their jobs in recent weeks but "many of them don't work at all."

NBC News - 5h

Why student-loan borrowers ‘are going to feel the brunt’ of the Education Department layoffs

The cuts come during what was already set to be a period of mass upheaval for the student-loan system.

MarketWatch - 5h

Education Department firings and the search for student Sudiksha Konanki: Morning Rundown

The Education Department is taking its first step toward a shutdown.

NBC News - 12h

Education secretary: Mass layoffs first step toward total shutdown

Education Secretary Linda McMahon affirmed late Tuesday that mass layoffs are the first step toward shuttering the Education Department — a long-time goal of President Trump's since his time on the ...

The Hill - 12h

Trump’s cuts to higher education are sacrificing America’s future

American colleges and universities will lose their global preeminence, innovation will suffer, future scientists, doctors, artists and philosophers will not get trained and potentially ...

The Hill - 3d

Department of Education offices closed Wednesday for 'security reasons'

The Department of Education told staff in an email Tuesday that its offices would be closed Wednesday for “security reasons.” The email, obtained by NewsNation, said workers needed to leave the ...

The Hill - 1d

Disruption in the classroom: Trump faces battle to scrap education department

Teachers and parent groups fear president’s plan would increase inequality between rich and poor students

Financial Times - 2d

Trump defends cuts to federal workforce and Department of Education

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