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The U.S. Education Department has laid off nearly 50% of its workforce and told employees that its Washington headquarters and regional offices will be closed Wednesday over unspecified "security reasons."

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says administration will work with the US Congress to abolish department.

As many as 100,000 photos and online posts including a female Medal of Honor recipient, Black soldiers and people whose last name is ‘Gay’ may be axed in the diversity eradication ordered by Donald Trump

Trump has begun the process of dismantling the Department of Education, which manages a $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio

Trump has repeatedly said he wants McMahon to ‘put herself out of a job’ and shut down the department

The Associated Press obtained information that says President Donald Trump’s administration has begun terminating federal grants to organizations that enforce the federal Fair Housing Act's anti-discrimination laws

US HHS reverses Richardson Waiver, raising concerns about transparency and public participation in decision-making processes.

That's the powerful argument that Mayor Adams's lawyers are making, citing (among other grounds) the leaking of a resignation letter containing "the wildly inflammatory and false accusation that Mayor Adams and his counsel had, in essence, offered a quid to the Department of Justice in exchange for the quo of…

One commentator said the figures show many older people were concerned about not having enough money to get through the winter.