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What is the US Department of Education and what does it do?

Donald Trump signed an executive order to undo the federal department on Thursday

The Guardian - US

The Latest: Trump to sign executive order aimed at eliminating Education Department

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday “aimed at eliminating” the U.S. Education Department

The Independent UK

Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Department of Education

Order calls for teardown of department as Trump seemingly tries to circumvent need to obtain congressional approval

The Guardian - US

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Trump signs executive order to dismantle Education Department

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the Education secretary to take steps to dissolve the department.

Roll Call

Almost 70,000 white South Africans interested in Trump’s US asylum plan

Thousands of people have expressed interest to the U.S. Embassy in South Africa

The Independent UK

Trump moves to dismantle Education Dept.

Trump is expected to sign the executive order on Thursday

Salon

Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency

On March 14, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that called for the dismantling of seven federal agencies “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.” They ranged from the United States Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America, to the Minority Business Development Agency.

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Law firm targeted by Trump agrees to provide $40m in pro bono work, says president – as it happened

Democratic-leaning firm he targeted for retribution in an executive order says it’ll give free services to support administration goals

The Guardian - US

'Abuse of Power!' X Users Slam Trump's Move To Shut Down Education Department

President Trump has been accused of abusing his power as he is expected to sign an executive order Thursday that aims to shut down the Department of Education – a move that many said is illegal without Congress authorization.

International Business Times

How Trump's Crypto Reserve is Reshaping Institutional Investments

Bitcoin's price has surged nearly 1,500% since March 2020, and 47% of traditional hedge funds are now holding cryptocurrency—a significant rise from 29% in 2023.

International Business Times

Judge blocks Trump's trans military ban

A federal judge indefinitely blocked Trump's executive order, calling it a blatant violation of the Fifth Amendment

Salon

Trump executive order rescinds ban on ‘segregated’ facilities for federal contractors, conflicting with federal law

Despite Trump’s order, companies are still subject to the Civil Rights Act and state anti-discrimination laws

The Independent UK

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military

The Independent UK

Trump’s English language order upends America’s long multilingual history

Across its nearly 250-year history, the United States has never had an official language. On March 1, U.S. President Donald Trump changed that when he signed an executive order designating English as the country’s sole official language. The order marks a fundamental rupture from the American goverment’s long-standing approach to…

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The Independent UK

Trump targets libraries and state-funded media organizations amid Voice of America’s staff cut

Grants for agencies and offices will be ‘eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law,’ executive order states

The Independent UK

Trump drafts three-tier US travel ban targeting 43 countries

Proposal comes two months after president signed executive order directing cabinet members to identify countries whose citizens should be restricted because their ‘vetting and screening information is so deficient’

Reason

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Lift Universal Injunctions Against its Birthright Citizenship Order

If ever a universal injunction makes sense, it's in a case like this.

The Independent UK

Trump asks Supreme Court to let him enforce executive order redefining birthright citizenship

Court rulings across the country have flatly rejected Trump’s attempt to redefine the 14th Amendment

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I study refugees, and here are the facts on the history and impact of refugee resettlement in the US

Refugees haven’t been welcome in the United States since the first day of President Donald Trump’s second term, when he signed an executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 90 days. Despite a February 2025 federal court order to resume refugee resettlement, the administration has said that won’t…

The Guardian - US

Judge temporarily blocks Trump order punishing law firm tied to Clinton

Beryl Howell rejects argument that Perkins Coie is national security risk and says tactic ‘sends chills down my spine’

The Guardian - US

‘We’re on the edge of chaos’: families with trans kids fight for care as bans take hold

A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s executive order banning trans youth healthcare, but access remains uncertain

The Independent UK

Law firm sues over Trump executive order that seeks to suspend security clearances

A law firm targeted by President Donald Trump over its legal services during the 2016 presidential campaign has sued the federal government over an executive order that seeks to strip its attorneys of security clearances

The Independent UK

Appeals court won't lift block on Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship

A third appellate court has upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship

The Conversation

Why we shouldn’t let lower fertility rates fuel pronatalist policies

Buried in the Donald Trump administration’s recent avalanche of executive orders in the United States was a starkly revealing provision: A Department of Transportation order requiring projects to prioritize federal highway and transit funding to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average. Those with declining birth…

Reason

First Circuit Denies Trump Administration Motion for Stay of Universal Injunction Against Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Interestingly enough, the government focused its argument on standing, and did not defend the Executive Order on the merits.

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