March 20, 2025 - Page 2

Politics

Trump to order a plan to shut down the US Education Department

Published on March 20, 2025

By Collin Binkley And Chris Megerian President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity before an announcement.

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Two Texas universities under federal investigation over DEI, Trump administration says

Published on March 20, 2025

By Lily Kepner Two Texas universities are being investigated by the Trump administration for engaging with a program that allegedly uses preferential treatment based on race, the U.S. Education Department announced Friday. Rice University and the University of North Texas in Denton were both on the list of 45 institutions under investigation for working with