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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Io Dodds

Next Musk DOGE target: Department of Education, according to reports

Elon Musk reacts as President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a rally ahead of the presidential inauguration last month - (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are considering an executive order that would gut the Department of Education and take a first step toward abolishing it entirely, according to reports.

Unnamed inside sources told The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post that White House officials have discussed shutting down all department programs that aren't explicitly provided for by law.

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