Live updates: Robert F. Kennedy confirmed as health secretary; Trump education pick Linda McMahon grilled on cuts, DOGE
Follow live updates as Donald Trump Cabinet picks Linda McMahon, Robert Kennedy and Kash Patel face Senate proceedings. The president will see Narendra Modi for a bilateral meeting.
Democrats try to enter Department of Education amid outrage over possible DOGE cuts
Democrat lawmakers attempted to enter the Department of Education building in Washington, but were blocked by a security guard who did not detail why he would not let them enter.
Research arm of Education Department sees cuts after DOGE review
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the research arm of the Department of Education, is facing funding cuts as they cancel more than 160 contracts.  The American Educational Research
Linda McMahon to face Senate confirmation hearing as DOGE targets Education Department cuts
Linda McMahon will appear before a Senate committee for her confirmation hearing to be education secretary Thursday as President Donald Trump publicly floats dismantling the department she’s seeking to lead.
Trump's Pick for Education Chief, Linda McMahon, to Face Senate Hearing
President Donald Trump's choice to run the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, faces a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday where Democrats are likely to grill her on the president's plans to shut the department outright.
Into the ring: Trump education chief pick McMahon to testify on cutting 'red tape' amid DOGE sweeps
President Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Thursday.
DOGE rips through Education Department, cutting contracts, staff and grants
Contracts that are key to interpreting data about the American education system were cut as DOGE seeks to trim spending. Some ...
Elon Musk's DOGE has worked quickly to cut federal agencies. Here's a list of what's been targeted so far.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has targeted federal agencies like USAID, CFPB, and NOAA to reduce government ...
Federal employee layoffs begin at Education Department as DOGE tries to shrink government
Advice for student loan borrowers amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. Department of Education 03:08. The Education Department made department-wide cuts on Wednesday, including in it ...
What dismantling the Department of Education could mean for colleges, student loans and college access
Efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle the Education Department are underway. Here's what it could mean for ...
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How Elon Musk's DOGE took over the Education Department, one office at a time
President Donald Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. He can’t eliminate it without Congress, but Elon ...
Education Department agrees to block DOGE from accessing student data
The Trump administration will temporarily stop its DOGE staff from accessing sensitive student data such as Social Security ...
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Get the Hell Out of DOGE: Elon Musk’s Team Infiltrates Education Department Data
Staff with U.S. DOGE Service, charged with scrutinizing federal spending, has reportedly fed sensitive data into artificial ...
DOGE personnel to be kept out of Education Department systems until Feb. 17: Lawsuit
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will be kept out of the Department of Education’s systems until Feb. 17, in an ...
DOGE slashes $900M from agency tracking American students' education progress
It’s unclear to what degree the Education Department’s Institute of Education Sciences will continue to exist after Musk’s ...