While Trump has abolished other agencies by executive order, he can't end the Education Department on his own because Congress created it in statute.

Hundreds of staffers at VOA, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other outlets received a weekend email saying they will ...

On Tuesday, Education Department officials said the agency’s workforce would be cut roughly in half, with over 1,300 workers ...

Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists M. Gessen, Tressie ...

For his seventh week in office, President Donald Trump continued to rumble through Washington, D.C., stirring up not just the ...

President Donald Trump is making more federal cuts, this time targeting an international media organization, public libraries, and homelessness reduction.

President Donald Trump signed the six-month government funding bill that was approved by Congress Friday night, according to ...

Financial markets were in a tailspin after Trump fired thousands of federal employees and slapped tariffs on imports. Here's what could come next.

The high-stakes race for Wisconsin Supreme Court has gotten most of the attention leading up to the April 1 election. But it ...

For parents of kids with disabilities, advocating for their child can be complicated, time-consuming — and expensive.

Host of HBO's 'Real Time' Bill Maher on Friday's show told his panelists that he is skeptical of the Department of Education, ...

Senate Democrats’ decision to allow Republicans to pass a spending bill will avert a short-term shutdown, but it will also give Republicans the power to grant President Donald Trump new leverage to ...