President Trump is set to sign an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign promise. This move has been met with immediate backlash, including a lawsuit from Democratic state attorneys general and sharp criticism from civil rights groups like the NAACP. Trump’s push to eliminate the department faces an uphill battle as it requires congressional approval, which is unlikely given the current Senate dynamics. This would mark the first instance of a president attempting to abolish a cabinet-level agency without legislative support.
This is a dark day for the millions of American children who depend on federal funding for a quality education, including those in poor and rural communities with parents who voted for Trump.
Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk have attempted to shut down government programs and institutions such as the US Agency for International Development without congressional approval.
Trump cannot shutter the agency without congressional legislation, which could prove difficult. Trump's Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, but major legislation...would need 60 votes.
Even before it was signed, the order was being challenged by a group of Democratic state attorneys general, who filed a lawsuit seeking to block Trump from dismantling the department.
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