Rachel Scott

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to diminish the Department of Education at the White House on Thursday, multiple sources told ABC News. The president’s order will direct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take all necessary […]

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

During a hastily arranged Cabinet meeting Thursday at the White House, Elon Musk clashed with top Cabinet officials — particularly Secretary of State Marco Rubio — over the way Rubio has so far approached his management of the department he

When President Donald Trump delivers his joint address to Congress on Tuesday, he can be expected to highlight how he says he’s delivering on the “mandate” that he and Republicans say Americans gave them in the 2024 election. Democrats plan

President-elect Donald Trump, ahead of his return to power in January, is announcing who he wants to fill Cabinet positions and other key roles inside his administration. Trump began to roll out his nominees and appointees just days after his

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday he has chosen South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to be his secretary for the Department of Homeland Security. “Kristi has been very strong on Border Security. She was the first Governor to send National

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. In a statement on Monday, Trump praised Lee’s background as a lawyer and said he’s known the former New York congressman for a long time.