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Donald Trump, Education Department

Trump Is Said to Be Preparing 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.

The Washington Post · 1h

Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it does

President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department

USA TODAY on MSN · 2h

President Trump preps executive order to dismantle Education Department

President Trump would direct Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure" of the Education Department under a draft order.

Trump, federal funding and Judge

The New York Times · 1h

Judge Blocks Trump’s Funding Freeze, Saying White House Put Itself ‘Above Congress’

The judge had ruled that the administration was not complying with his previous order requiring the government to keep disbursing money to states.

USA TODAY on MSN · 21m

Trump's sweeping freeze on federal funding hit with another legal blow

A federal judge on Thursday issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration from reissuing or adopting a funding freeze on grants and loans.

U.S. News & World Report · 54m

Second Judge Blocks Trump's Sweeping Freeze on Federal Funding

President Donald Trump's administration suffered another legal blow in its efforts to freeze federal funding for programs that do not align with the Republican's agenda on Thursday when a second judge blocked it from implementing a sweeping pause on spending on grants,

Trump, Vance and southern border

TAG24 on MSN · 2h

JD Vance outlines timeline for completion of Trump's border wall

While on a tour of the southern border, Vice President JD Vance announced that the Trump administration intends to have the Mexico-US wall finished by 2029.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Vance Will Visit the US-Mexico Border to Highlight the Trump Administration's Immigration Crackdown

Vice President JD Vance plans to visit the U.S.-Mexico border to highlight the tougher immigration policies the Trump administration says have led to dramatically fewer arrests for illegal crossings

CBS News on MSN · 15h

Vance says Trump hopes to build the entire southern border wall by 2029

Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard visited the southern border on Wednesday.

Trump, Tariff

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Trump Signaled Privately He Will Stick With Tariffs, New York Times Reports

U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled privately that he is going to stick with tariffs, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said earlier in the day that Trump may reach a middle ground with Canada and Mexico on tariffs.

The New Republic on MSN · 19h

Trump Press Secretary Lashes Out at Reporter in Bizarre Tariff Defense

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt threw a tantrum Wednesday, as she floundered trying to explain Donald Trump’s tariffs. During a press conference, Leavitt attempted to use the issue of fentanyl smuggling over America’s northern border to justify the president’s 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods,

Yahoo · 1d

Trump could reduce tariffs as soon as tomorrow, commerce secretary says

Ahead of President Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday night, the stock market took a dive for the second day in a row, largely due to Mr. Trump's sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. However,

Trump’s Defense Secretary Hegseth Orders Cyber Command to ‘Stand Down’ on All Russia Operations

It appears that the U.S. no longer considers Russia a significant cyber threat, according to multiple new reports on a ...

Intelligencer on MSN1h

Trump Was Always Going to Betray Veterans

As thousands of veterans are laid off, it’s becoming harder to deny that Elon Musk’s billions mean more than a uniform.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders a halt to offensive cyber operations against Russia

Russia has intensified cyber operations against Ukraine and NATO countries, according to previous U.S. intelligence and ...

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VA to lay off more than 76,000 employees, leaked memo says, amid 2nd wave of Trump firings

The memo, sent by VA Chief of Staff Christopher Syrek to undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and other top officials at ...

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Pentagon press secretary has a ‘long history’ of bigoted social media posts and now faces calls to resign

Pentagon press secretary has a ‘long history’ of bigoted social media posts and now faces calls to resign - The 26-year-old ...

Raw Story on MSN2h

Republicans turn on Trump administration's 'bad vetting' as antisemitic posts surface

Republicans condemned a Defense Department deputy press secretary who posted antisemitic and white supremacist rants on ...

Trump Sends Mixed Signals on Defense Policy

Since first seeking the White House in 2016, Trump has voiced support for boosting U.S. military power, coopting the “peace ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has paused cyber offensive against Russia

Multiple U.S. officials tell CBS News that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a directive to U.S. Cyber Command last month ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says US is ‘prepared’ to go to war with China over tariff threats

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared early Wednesday that the US is “prepared” to go to war with China, hours after ...

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Trump continues to seethe at Zelensky as national security team gathers to discuss what’s next on Ukraine

Top Trump Cabinet secretaries and national security officials are holding meetings this week to discuss the administration’s ...

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