Trump targets Education Department and Steve Kornacki's NCAA picks: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to close the Education Department.
Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to close the Education Department. Ukraine agrees to move forward with a partial ceasefire with Russia. And Steve Kornacki on the teams he’s watching for in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.
Here’s what to know today.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to close the Education Department today, fulfilling a yearslong pledge to dismantle the federal agency, the White House confirmed. The order will direct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States, while continuing to ensure the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely.”
Trump’s executive order will also direct McMahon to ensure the agency’s funds do not go toward programs that advance DEI goals or gender ideology.
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