Politics Mar 19 Treasury Department begins taking over federal student loans from Education Department The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, a first step toward shedding management of all student loans as Trump administration officials dismantle the federal education agency.
Politics Mar 16 Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles has early stage breast cancer but will keep working through treatment The Republican president says Wiles plans to begin treatment immediately but makes no suggestion she's pulling back on her work as one of his closest advisers.
Nation Feb 25 Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says Summers, who has been on leave since November and whose name appeared hundreds of times in newly released Epstein files, will step down at the end of the school year, according to a Harvard spokesperson.
Education Feb 24 Justice Department sues UCLA, alleging school failed to protect Jewish employees from hostility The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in California, is the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign to punish top universities that it says have been soft on antisemitism.
Nation Jan 07 Trump officials give Iowa flexibility on federal education money. More states could follow Washington is signing off on a proposal that's expected to be the first of many as conservative states apply for new spending freedom from the federal government.
Politics Nov 29 Trump administration halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition.
Nation Nov 28 National Guard shooting suspect faces upgraded first-degree murder charge Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24 were hospitalized in critical condition after the Wednesday afternoon shooting near the White House. Trump announced Thursday evening that Beckstrom had died.
Education Nov 21 Schools fear disruptions as White House begins dismantling Department of Education Much of the Education Department’s work now will be spread across four other federal departments. For President Donald Trump, it’s a step toward fully closing the department and giving states more power over schooling. Yet many states say it will complicate their role as…
Nation Nov 18 Education Department offloads programs to other agencies as Trump accelerates plan for its closure The Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department.
Education Nov 17 Foreign enrollment at U.S. colleges holds steady despite Trump's visa crackdown, report finds However, the Institute of International Education found that new students entering the United States for the first time fell by 17%, the sharpest decrease since the COVID-19 pandemic.