Breaking this hour, President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Thursday, directing Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin the process of shutting down the department. This comes via an exclusive scoop by USA Today, and reports at numerous outlets:
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is set to sign a long-anticipated executive order Thursday that seeks to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, delivering on a signature campaign promise to try to dismantle the agency, according to senior Trump administration officials.
Trump is expected to sign the order, which has been in the works for weeks, at a White House ceremony attended by several Republican governors and state education commissioners.
BREAKING: President Trump is tomorrow signing an executive order commencing the closure of the U.S. Department of Education…
