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
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
Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales is the third fugitive on the ‘Most Wanted’ list to be apprehended since Trump’s inauguration. A suspected senior member of the criminal MS-13 gang has been captured, FBI Director Kash Patel announced on March 18. Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, 47, of El Salvador, who is on the FBI’s “10 Most Wanted” list, stands
Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday declined to block the White House Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to take over the U.S. Institute of Peace while a legal challenge to President Trump’s actions targeting the nonprofit organization moves forward. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell swiftly moved to consider whether to void the removal of several
The Justice Department now has until noon on March 20 to either comply with the court’s order or formally invoke the state secrets privilege. A federal judge has granted the Trump administration a 24-hour extension to justify its refusal to provide details about deportation flights carrying alleged Tren de Aragua gang members, whom President Donald
The agency says it is entering the next phase of improvements. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to eliminate a national office and fire up to 75 percent of its employees, according to newly reviewed documents. An EPA reduction-in-force plan proposes the elimination of the Office of Research and Development as a national office,
Jury finds Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock guilty in massive pandemic fraud trial Jury finds Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock guilty in massive pandemic fraud trial 00:52 A jury delivered a string of guilty verdicts Wednesday afternoon in what prosecutors call the largest pandemic fraud case in the country. The jury heard closing