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Trump calls for jailing his perceived opponents in Justice Department speech
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump defended his allies Friday while calling for his perceived political opponents to be jailed during a speech at the headquarters of the Justice Department ...
MSNBC3d
In Justice Department speech, Trump plays the victim again
By Clarissa-Jan Lim President Donald Trump rehashed a litany of long-held grievances before an unusual crowd on Friday, telling officials at the Department of Justice that he had been persecuted ...
USA Today6d
Trump defends decision to cut nearly half of Education Department staff
President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his administration's decision to lay off about half of the U.S. Department of Education's staff, citing the department's own data on the U.S.'s ...
USA Today6d
America's post-Department of Education landscape: What would it look like?
On the day after the Trump administration laid off nearly half of the U.S. Department of Education's staff, Descovich applauded President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon for ...
Roll Call6d
At the Races: We don’t need no Education (Department)
They can subscribe here. President Donald Trump began making good on his campaign promise to close the U.S. Department of Education, which announced this week it would slash close to 50 percent of ...
CNN5d
Democratic states sue Trump over major cuts to the Department of Education
Democratic attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration over layoffs cutting nearly half of Education Department staff. The lawsuit alleges these cuts ...
NBC News6d
What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
Massive layoffs initiated this week at the Education Department could hamstring the federal government’s efforts to assist students with disabilities, former officials and education experts said ...
MSNBC5d
New York and other states sue Trump administration over 'dismantling' of the Department of Education
It’s a frequently asked question in the early days of Donald Trump’s second term. One of the latest actions spurring that question is the Department of Education's decision to cut about half ...
Los Angeles Times6d
Trump is dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what it does
Since Trump took office, staffing at the Education Department has been cut in half, and he has been mulling an executive order to close the agency. Eliminating the department altogether would be a ...
U.S. News & World Report6d
Education Department Fires Over 1,300 Workers, Gutting its Staff
The Department of Education announced Tuesday it was reducing its workforce by nearly 2,000 people. That number includes over 1,300 laid off employees and more than 600 people who accepted ...
The Denver Post6d
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take over its major responsibilities: civil rights enforcement to the Justice ...