The judge said the administration has made it clear it intends to gut the agency without approval from Congress. President Donald Trump’s sweeping deregulatory agenda was dealt a blow on Thursday when a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to block Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education and ordered reinstatements of laid...
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is a front line in the struggle for democracy and justice against corporate power, as a memo released by Wells Fargo unveils. Published February 27, the memo outlines a plan for privatizing the USPS and enabling investors to reap the profits. The plan has been met with criticism and...
Is this Donald Trump’s final word? Or did he leave room to negotiate? Amid concerns that the US had sent mixed signals in its outreach to Iran for a peace accord, NBC’s Kristin Welker asked Trump directly about his “bottom line” with Tehran. Would Iran be allowed to pursue nuclear development if limited to civilian...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday instructing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to start dismantling her agency, although it cannot be formally shut down without congressional approval. Since returning to office in January, Trump has already slashed the Education Department’s workforce in half and cut $600 million in grants. Education journalist Jennifer Berkshire...