President Trump announced Friday that the Education Department would no longer manage the nation’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio or oversee special education services in a major shake-up of an agency he has sought to eliminate. Student loans will move under the Small Business Administration, while special education services, along with nutrition programs, will move…
It seemed as if the president just needed a little reassurance. He was in the East Room of the White House, which was packed with jittery children, conservative activists, influencers and six Republican governors, from Florida, Texas, Virginia, Indiana, Ohio and Iowa. All had come to watch him sign an executive order to gut the…
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday in an attempt to shut down the Education Department. “We are sending education back to the states, where it so rightly belongs,” Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a statement after Mr. Trump signed the order. But they are not about to let debtors off the…
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Education Department to restore some federal grants that were terminated as part of the Trump administration’s purge of diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Judge Julie R. Rubin of the Federal District Court for the District of Maryland said in an opinion that the department had acted arbitrarily and…
President Trump repeated a number of well-trodden falsehoods on Friday in a grievance-fueled speech at the Justice Department, veering from prepared remarks to single out lawyers and prosecutors and assail the criminal investigations into him. His remarks, billed as a policy address, were wide-ranging, touching on immigration, crime and the price of eggs. Here’s a…
Elon Musk-backed team drives US State Dept. budget cuts: Over 700 resignations, layoffs, and mission closures The US State Department is facing significant workforce upheaval as over 700 employees have resigned in the first two months of 2025, a drastic spike compared to the previous years. This mass exodus, including 450 career diplomats, comes at…
Senior State Department officials have drawn up plans to close a dozen consulates overseas by this summer and are considering shutting down many more missions, in what could be a blow to the U.S. government’s efforts to build partnerships and gather intelligence, American officials say. The department also plans to lay off many local citizens…
The Trump administration said Wednesday it would use a law typically meant to investigate racist practices within police departments to examine whether the University of California system had engaged in a pattern or practice of antisemitic discrimination. The move by the Justice Department comes two days after other federal agencies announced a review of Columbia…
Income Tax Department अब आपके Social Media Accounts, Personal Emails, Bank Accounts का Access भी ले सकता हैं। दरअसल अगर आप Income Tax चोरी के शक के दायरे में आते है यानि कि Income Tax Act, 1961 के Under Undisclosed Income, Money, Gold, Jewelry, or Valuable Item और Property है जिसपर आपको Income Tax Payable…
Linda McMahon’s first act as secretary of education was to instruct staff to prepare for its “final mission,” her clearest indication yet of how she will work to fulfill President Trump’s goal of shuttering the department. Ms. McMahon’s missive, sent via email shortly after she was sworn in on Monday, was just the latest thunderclap…