
In setback for Trump, Congress in spending law rejects call to axe Education Department
The funding package President Donald Trump signed Feb. 3, 2026, includes $79 billion for the U.S. Education Department, representing a

The funding package President Donald Trump signed Feb. 3, 2026, includes $79 billion for the U.S. Education Department, representing a

Brent Ganger, far left, and Luke Ganger, second from left, brothers of Renee Good, watch a forum on Department of

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman announces charges against Jeffrey Epstein on July 8, 2019

Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy talks with reporters in the Dirksen Senate office building on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at a roundtable discussion with local ranchers and employees from U.S. Customs and

President Donald Trump waved and pointed to the crowd as he exited the stage following his remarks at the Iowa

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon takes in a selection of grade school students’ patriotic artworks and high schoolers’ recent output

President Donald Trump displays a signed bill in the Oval Office on Jan. 14, 2026. Trump signed the Whole Milk

Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, as justices heard two cases on state bans
A preschool teacher prepares lunch for students inside a day care center. (Photo by Billy Hustace/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — States

A preschool teacher prepares lunch for students inside a day care center. (Photo by Billy Hustace/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — States

A vacant hallway at Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma, Alabama, on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024 in Selma, Alabama. (Will

A vacant hallway at Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma, Alabama, on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024 in Selma, Alabama. (Will

The U.S. Education Department said it will start garnishing wages from student borrowers in default. (Catherine Lane/Getty Images) WASHINGTON —

A photograph of President Donald Trump and late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is displayed after being unofficially installed in a

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks at the Department of Health and Human Services in

Holstein milking cows at an Idaho dairy on July 20, 2012. (Photo by Kirsten Strough/U.S. Department of Agriculture.) WASHINGTON —

Cows graze at Nice Farms Creamery in Federalsburg, Maryland. (Photo by Preston Keres/USDA) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture

The U.S. Education Department proposed an agreement with Republican-led states to permanently eliminate the Biden-era SAVE plan. (Catherine Lane/Getty Images)

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The

Patients have their blood pressure checked and other vitals taken at an intake triage at a Remote Area Medical mobile

Fruit is displayed at an Anchorage grocery store. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) WASHINGTON — The near-certain freeze on key

Children playing with colorful wooden building blocks. (Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Funding for scores of Head Start programs hung in

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON —

Participants joined the No Kings rally in Fargo, North Dakota, on June 14, 2025. (Photo by Erin Hemme Froslie/North Dakota

A WIC child participant takes a WIC-approved product off the shelf in a grocery store in Seattle in September 2024.

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat, a New York Democrat, speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in

The late Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director of Turning Point USA, speaks at the opening of the Turning Point

Katie Jenner, Indiana’s secretary of Education and the state’s commissioner for higher education, testifies during a hearing in the U.S.

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, speaks at a press conference Sept. 17, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in

U.S. Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, left, and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin speak at a press conference on

A student walks along the campus of Howard University, an HBCU, on Oct. 25, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Howard is

U.S. President Donald Trump stands with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon after signing an executive order to reduce the size
The updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-2027 school year will launch for all students by Oct.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Building, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., as
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C., pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States
An elementary school student concentrates while performing a sit-up during physical education class. (Photo via Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President
A sign for the Public Broadcasting Service is seen on its building headquarters on Feb. 18, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during
Rice-Eccles Stadium on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City is pictured on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (Photo
Tiger Stadium at Louisiana State University pictured on Sept. 13, 2024. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator) WASHINGTON — A measure
Makeup covers a bruise on the back of U.S. President Donald Trump’s hand as he hosts French President Emmanuel Macron
Republicans in the U.S. Senate are calling on the Trump administration to release billions in frozen school funding. (Photo by
A new national school voucher program allocates up to $1,700 in federal tax credits for individuals who donate to organizations
The U.S. Education Department directed its federal student loan servicers to restart interest accrual on Aug. 1 for participants in
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025. Secretary of
From left, U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, both Minnesota Democrats. (Courtesy photos.) WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar
Rich Nye, senior adviser for education policy to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, testifies at a hearing of the U.S. House
Protestor Pat Braun carries a sign April 23, 2025, in Rapid City, South Dakota, to protest the cancellation of student
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON —