Several Democratic lawmakers attempted to access the department’s headquarters on Friday, after a request to meet with the acting education...

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A mass firing of probationary federal government employees has been ordered by the Trump administration, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands...

House Democrats are leading an effort to fight President Trump's sweeping overhaul of the federal government through a task force that could lead to...

Since Donald Trump's second term began, the Department of Education has faced challenges, especially with Elon Musk’s Department of Government...

President Trump has ordered government agencies to start firing probationary employees, leading to the dismissal of thousands of federal workers,...

Red states are echoing President Donald Trump’s quest to slash the size and cost of the federal government with their own initiatives aimed at...

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(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Billionaire Elon Musk joined President Donald Trump in the oval office Tuesday as the president signed an executive...

On the campaign trail, Trump promised to shutter the federal education department, saying he would devolve its powers to state governments.