Trump to Sign Order to Eliminate Department of Education

The president had promised on the campaign trail to get rid of the agency and place education back with states. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on March 20 that will facilitate the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, taking a step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge. The order, which

Trump to Sign Order Dismantling the Department of Education

The president had promised on the campaign trail to get rid of the agency and place education back with states. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on March 20 that will facilitate the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, taking a step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge. The order, which

Federal Judge Declines to Block Firing of US Institute of Peace Leadership

The judge rebuked the government’s treatment of the institute’s employees. A federal judge on March 19 decided not to block the Trump administration from firing the leadership of the U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP) and replacing them with an official from the U.S. Agency for International Development. USIP and five of its board members had