WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismant l ing the Education Department.

Elected to represent Massachusetts during Donald Trump’s first presidential term and having seen him returned to power, ...

The budget deal in Congress cut off a funding source for local initiatives involving child care, health care and housing.

Congress may have created the Department of Education in 1979, but don’t expect this GOP-controlled Congress to try and ...

The White House says an executive order dismantling the agency will improve education for US students and save money.

In an executive order, President Donald Trump directed McMahon “to take all necessary steps" to close the U.S. Education ...

President Trump has signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to dismantle the Department of Education as much as she can, carving a path of legislative and ...

Indivisible, which has received more than $7.6 million since 2017 from Soros’ Open Society Foundations, has called for Schumer to step down for helping avoid a government shutdown.

The base’s frustration with the party has mounted following the government funding fight, as Democratic lawmakers seek ...

An executive order the president signed Thursday directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to prepare the 45-year-old agency ...

Rep. Chellie Pingree and Rep. Jared Golden uphold Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives. Sen. Susan Collins and Sen.

Schumer, 74, is not up for re-election until 2028, which would mark the 30th anniversary of his initial election to the ...