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“Mr. Trump took his first steps to try to dismantle the Education Department, where he and his aides froze funds and either fired or reassigned staff members without congressional approval.”
Analyzed on 2026-08-22T05:05:45+00:00 · Last updated 2026-08-22
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Last spring, for example, Mr. Trump took his first steps to try to dismantle the Education Department, where he and his aides froze funds and either fired or reassigned staff members without congressional approval.
Extracted from: Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts. Congress Granted Few. , The New York Times
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“President Trump swept into office with plans to scale down the Department of Education. This week, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could fire more than a thousand workers there. And earlier this month, the Republicans’ domestic policy bill included a tax credit that could vastly expand access to private school vouchers.”
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