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President Trump targets Department of Education

Name: President Trump targets Department of Education
Uploaded: 2025-03-07T08:25:00-0500
Duration: 46 s
Description: Newly appointed U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon is making plans to turn over the agency's authority to the states. But this would be a complicated situation. Even if President Trump issues an order to completely eliminate the education department, such a step would require congressional approval and 60 votes in the Senate.

Newly appointed U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon is making plans to turn over the agency's authority to the states. But this would be a complicated situation. Even if President Trump issues an order to completely eliminate the education department, such a step would require congressional approval and 60 votes in the Senate.