Newly signed executive order seeks to dismantle Department of Education
Latest news and live updates as Trump signs an executive order to dismantle the Education Department and a federal judge rips ...
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Marin loses more than $2M in federal earmarks
The budget deal in Congress cut off a funding source for local initiatives involving child care, health care and housing.
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Trump signs order directing the Education secretary to shut down the department
In a sweeping executive order signed Thursday, President Donald Trump called on Education Secretary Linda McMahon “to take ...
Alabama state workers would not have to choose between Juneteenth, Jefferson Davis’ birthday under amended bill
Alabama Democrats have pushed over the years to make Juneteenth a state holiday. Givan has introduced a bill each year since 2023 and passed it out of the house in 2024, with the compromise that ...
Jon Stewart jokes about another Oregon politician’s ‘salty language,’ on ‘The Daily Show’
Host Jon Stewart ribbed another Oregon politician for using an expletive in a segment on "The Daily Show" this week.
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Sunrise to Schumer: ‘You sided against us’
The Sunrise Movement and other youth-led advocacy groups are fuming over Sen. Chuck Schumer’s recent support for a GOP-led ...
George Soros-backed group leads Chuck Schumer retirement push, sparking GOP to ask: ‘Who actually leads their party?
Indivisible, which has received more than $7.6 million since 2017 from Soros’ Open Society Foundations, has called for Schumer to step down for helping avoid a government shutdown.
Democrats face demands to step up their opposition to Trump at fiery town halls
The base’s frustration with the party has mounted following the government funding fight, as Democratic lawmakers seek ...
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Trump Order Tells Linda McMahon to ‘Facilitate’ Education Department’s Closure
An executive order the president signed Thursday directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to prepare the 45-year-old agency ...
Maine's Congressional Delegation face pressure amid demands for in-person town halls
Rep. Chellie Pingree and Rep. Jared Golden uphold Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives. Sen. Susan Collins and Sen.
Dem Sen. Michael Bennet takes strongest jab at Schumer yet after spending bill fold: ‘Important for people to know when it’s time to go’
Schumer, 74, is not up for re-election until 2028, which would mark the 30th anniversary of his initial election to the ...