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Department of Education slashing nearly 50% of workforce; Steel and aluminum tariffs take effect

Name: Department of Education slashing nearly 50% of workforce; Steel and aluminum tariffs take effect
Uploaded: 2025-03-12T07:29:00-0400
Duration: 5 min 25 s
Description: The Department of Education says half its workers are losing their jobs in a move that Education Secretary Linda McMahon says is meant to ensure "resources are directed where they matter most." CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns and Weijia Jiang report on that and some of the other big news coming out of the White House.

The Department of Education says half its workers are losing their jobs in a move that Education Secretary Linda McMahon says is meant to ensure "resources are directed where they matter most." CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns and Weijia Jiang report on that and some of the other big news coming out of the White House.