Trump Is Said to Be Preparing Executive Order That Aims to Eliminate Education Dept.
Without Congress, President Trump cannot dismantle the agency. No modern president has ever tried to unilaterally shut down a federal department.
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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 - 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 - 7h -
Trump reportedly to issue order to eliminate education department
President Donald Trump is reportedly set to issue an executive order to try to eliminate the Department of Education. Trump cannot abolish an entire department without Congress, but the ...NBC News - 7h -
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 - 2h -
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 - 6h -
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Trump to order McMahon to begin dissolving Education Department
President Trump is expected to issue an executive order on Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin taking the necessary steps to shutter the department. An administration ...The Hill - 7h -
'We're not prepared': States brace for Trump's plans to dismantle the Education Department
Trump has said he wants school policy to be left to the states, but state officials and lawmakers aren’t clear on what that would look like.NBC News - Feb. 27 -
Comparing Trump's executive orders with Project 2025 promises
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