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US top court lets Trump proceed with mass layoffs at Education Department

The US Department of Education building in Washington, DC on November 18, 2024 [Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo]

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump can proceed with plans to slash funding and resources for the federal Department of Education.

The top court’s conservative majority on Monday lifted a federal judge’s order that had reinstated nearly 1,400 workers affected by mass layoffs at the department and blocked the administration from transferring key functions to other federal agencies.

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