The hitch is that presidents can't single-handedly abolish departments that lawmakers ... Department of Education," Trump told reporters Wednesday at the White House. "We're going to move ...

Conservatives have long argued that the Department of Education represents federal overreach into state and local ... battles on the campaign trail, GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill portrayed the ...

Lawmakers and ... Calls to dismantle the department are rooted in GOP concerns over federal intrusion into classrooms and a liberal stranglehold on the higher education system.

Lawmakers and the Chicago Teachers Union are amongst those weighing in on the mass layoffs at the Department of Education, with hundreds of jobs slashed in the last 24 hours.

While Trump claims that the goal of eliminating the department is to “move education into the states,” states ... prominent education advocates and lawmakers hosted by The Education Trust.

The White House continued Trump's criticism of the federal judiciary, even after Chief Justice John Roberts' rebuke of Republican calls to impeach judges.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating the Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.

Congress and federal law stand in the way of shutting down the agency, which manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and supports programs for students with disabilities.