Protesters and supporters said they fear axing the Department of Education will hurt learning outcomes. WASHINGTON—Students, educators, and supporters gathered outside the Department of Education building on Friday morning to protest the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the agency. The event, billed as a “study-in,” began at 10 a.m. with students reading and doing homework
The federal department said it would withhold funding for New York if it doesn’t provide information on what it’s doing to protect public transit passengers. NEW YORK CITY—Gov. Kathy Hochul said on March 21 that New York has provided information on what the state is doing to protect public transit passengers to the U.S. Department
The mass layoffs are a part of the Trump Administration’s attempts to shrink the size of the federal government, cut spending, and increase overall efficiency. The Trump administration’s attempt to appeal a district judge’s order to reinstate nearly 25,000 probationary workers to their jobs across 18 federal agencies was struck down on March 21. Judge
President Donald Trump appears interested in King Charles III’s reported “secret offer” to make the United States an “associate member” of the British Commonwealth. “I love King Charles. Sounds good to me!” Trump said in a March 21 post on Truth Social that included a link to an article by the U.S. edition of the UK tabloid The
District of Columbia District Judge Beryl Howell already granted a temporary restraining order stopping the executive order on March 12. The Department of Justice filed a motion on March 21 requesting District of Columbia District Judge Beryl Howell disqualify herself from Perkins Coie LLP’s case challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order against it due to
‘The rise in vaping and e-cigarette use among America’s youth has been a growing concern in recent years,’ the letter from lawmakers states. In a March 20 letter, members of the Select House Committee on the Chinese Communist Party called on several federal agencies to curb the alleged influx of China-produced e-cigarettes being smuggled into
The agreement was announced after UAE officials met with Trump this week at the White House. President Donald Trump has secured a commitment from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to invest $1.4 trillion in the United States over the next decade, the White House announced Friday. The agreement comes after UAE officials met with Trump