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White House says order will trim Education Department, not shut it down as Trump promised

By Laura Meckler · The Washington Post As President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order aimed at closing the Education Department, his press secretary acknowledged that the administration cannot do this on its own. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the department will not be completely shut down, which would require congressional […]

Posted inNational News, Syndicated

White House says order will trim Education Department, not shut it down as Trump promised

By Laura Meckler · The Washington Post As President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order aimed at closing the Education Department, his press secretary acknowledged that the administration cannot do this on its own. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the department will not be completely shut down, which would require congressional […]

Luján, others want AG to keep task force that combats threats on election officials

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Amid plummeting diversity at medical schools, a warning of DEI crackdown’s ‘Chilling effect’

This post was originally published on this site By Annie Sciacca, KFF Health News The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even in states like California, where public universities have been navigating bans on affirmative action for decades. Education and health experts warn […]

NM lawmakers move to protect waters that lost protection following SCOTUS ruling

This post was originally published on this site By Hannah Grover When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in the Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency case in 2023, the majority of waterways in New Mexico lost their protections under the Clean Water Act. Now state lawmakers are seeking to rectify that situation. Senate […]

New Mexico Senate approves state budget for upcoming year

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