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Treasury Department to phase out the penny after Trump says the coin no longer makes cents

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Treasury Department says it will phase out production of new pennies early next year after President Donald Trump asked the agency to stop producing the coin that has been part of the American currency for more than 230 years.The Treasury Department... Read More.

Judge blocks Trump administration from attempting to dismantle Department of Education

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration from attempting to dismantle the Department of Education.U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that bars the Trump administration from firing half the Department of Education's workforce.The order from... Read More.

Department of Education tells Harvard no new research grants unless it complies with White House demands

Tuesday, May 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Escalating an ongoing clash between President Donald Trump's administration and Harvard University, the Department of Education announced Harvard is ineligible for new research grants unless it agrees with compliance criteria."Harvard is not eligible for any new grants from the federal government until... Read More.

Education Department freezes Harvard’s research funding, seeking compliance

Tuesday, May 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Escalating an ongoing clash between President Donald Trump's administration and Harvard University, the Department of Education announced an immediate pause on Harvard's grant funding -- making the school ineligible for new research grants until it agrees with compliance criteria."Harvard is not eligible... Read More.

Justice Department investigating 2022 Abrego Garcia traffic stop: Sources

Tuesday, May 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has been quietly investigating a Tennessee traffic stop in 2022 involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man at the center of a high-profile court battle over his mistaken deportation from Maryland to El Salvador by the Trump... Read More.

Taylor Swifts The Tortured Poets Department is #1 again in the UK

Friday, April 25 by ABC News

Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is back on top of the U.K. albums chart thanks to a first anniversary reissue.A new signed CD version of the album to commemorate its one-year milestone on April 19 was enough to bump the album back to #1, up from... Read More.

School choice programs divide Republicans as Trump moves to eliminate Department of Education

Monday, March 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to reduce the Department of Education to its essential functions. The directive tells what's left of the agency to prioritize sending money to school choice programs across America.These programs -- which are also... Read More.

21 state attorneys general sue to block Department of Educations dismantling

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A group of 21 Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administration to block the dismantling of the Department of Education, alleging the firing of 50% of its employees "incapacitates" the department's ability to compete its legally-required functions.The lawsuit – filed in... Read More.

Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce

Wednesday, March 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Education initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday night, reducing its workforce by nearly 50%, sources told ABC News.The "reduction in force" notices began to go out at about 6 p.m.Some 1,315 employees were affected by the RIFs, leaving 2,183 employed... Read More.

Federal prosecutors who investigated Eric Adams put on leave by Justice Department: Sources

Friday, March 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Justice Department on Friday put three federal prosecutors in Manhattan on leave, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.Two of the prosecutors -- Andrew Rohrbach and Celia Cohen -- worked on the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric... Read More.

Trump wont sign executive order to dissolve Department of Education today: Sources

Thursday, March 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Thursday pulled the expected signing of the executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, multiple sources tell ABC News.A draft of the executive order called on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to facilitate a department closure by taking... Read More.

Judge to decide whether to block DOGE from accessing sensitive Labor Department records

Friday, February 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Friday will consider blocking the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing records from the Department of Labor after a lawsuit alleged that Elon Musk's cost-cutting team sought to illegally access highly sensitive data, including medical information, from the... Read More.

Stories tagged with: department

Treasury Department to phase out the penny after Trump says the coin no longer makes cents

Judge blocks Trump administration from attempting to dismantle Department of Education

Department of Education tells Harvard no new research grants unless it complies with White House demands

Education Department freezes Harvard’s research funding, seeking compliance

Justice Department investigating 2022 Abrego Garcia traffic stop: Sources

Taylor Swifts The Tortured Poets Department is #1 again in the UK

School choice programs divide Republicans as Trump moves to eliminate Department of Education

21 state attorneys general sue to block Department of Educations dismantling

Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce

Federal prosecutors who investigated Eric Adams put on leave by Justice Department: Sources

Trump wont sign executive order to dissolve Department of Education today: Sources

Judge to decide whether to block DOGE from accessing sensitive Labor Department records

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