President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to close the Education Department, which he has long pledged to dismantle.

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Americans have grown accustomed to dramatic shifts in policy each time control of the White House changes between parties.

The Republican chairs of the House and Senate Armed Services committees issued a joint statement on Wednesday criticizing the ...

The European Union is preparing for war. At the European Council meeting earlier this month, EU governments agreed to €150 billion in debt issuance for ...

It's been five years since we went inside to hide from Covid. Still, the virus found us. And for some, the grief will always be there.

Ongoing litigation details how SSA allegedly has engaged in expansive data-sharing protocols, many of which appear to bypass ...

Named after a longtime Jewish lawmaker who championed peace, the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act had ...

The Trump administration’s attacks on higher education have colleges and universities reeling. The president targets more than 50 schools, including Rutgers, over its DEI policies, others freeze ...

Using the Freedom of Information Act, lawmakers requested that the Office of Management and Budget turn over all records ...

Employees said staffers from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency entered the building despite protests that the ...

Among other appointees were Charlie Kirk, Sean Spicer and the daughter of Steve Bannon. President Trump purged several of the ...