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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, shown here at Senate testimony in June, said the high court established that President Donald Trump is the 'ultimate authority' on executive branch staffing.

White House

Justices allow mass layoffs at Education Department

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says Trump 'the ultimate authority to make decisions about staffing levels'

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 14, 2025 at 4:38pm

President Donald Trump, seen on the South Lawn of the White House on May 12, has some strong feelings about Broadway plays. Maybe that's because he helped finance one himself, Wetherbee writes.

Opinion

Can a musical that flopped on Broadway save PBS?

By Brandon Wetherbee
Posted May 19, 2025 at 2:37pm
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on April 23. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

White House

Trump’s first 100 days offer blueprint for future presidents to evade Congress

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 28, 2025 at 3:15pm
Flags fly outside of the Department of Education building in Washington last week.

White House

With mass layoffs, McMahon and Trump begin mission to end Education Department

By Niels Lesniewski and John T. Bennett
Posted March 12, 2025 at 8:16am, Updated at 12:01pm
President Donald Trump signs an executive order at the White House on Wednesday aimed at keeping transgender women out of women's sports.

Trump signs executive order to block transgender athletes from women’s sports

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 5, 2025 at 5:43pm
Reps. Burgess Owens of Utah, left, and Tim Walberg of Michigan are seeking the chairmanship of the House Education and the Workforce Committee. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photos)

Walberg and Owens bring different experiences to race for House Education chair

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 9, 2024 at 6:30am, Updated at 9:25am
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, participates in an interview hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists, in Philadelphia on Tuesday. (Jim WatsonAFP via Getty Images)

On Black vote, Harris won’t assume ‘I’m going to have it because I’m Black’

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 17, 2024 at 4:22pm
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said new regulations build on Title IX, which outlaws discrimination in education based on sex.

Biden administration updates campus protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims

By Daniela Altimari
Posted April 19, 2024 at 9:50am
President Joe Biden will announce a new plan to secure student loan debt relief for millions of borrowers.

Biden renews push for student loan debt relief

By Daniela Altimari
Posted April 8, 2024 at 10:48am
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona faces a call to resign for not condemning as antisemitic a chant often heard at campus protests against Israel’s overwhelming military response to the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.

Foxx calls Cardona reply to antisemitism question ‘cowardly evasion’

By Daniela Altimari
Posted February 7, 2024 at 5:00pm