What do Education Department cuts mean for Americans? | The Excerpt
What do Education Department cuts mean for Americans? | The Excerpt
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Trump threatens 200% wine tariff if EU does not remove whiskey tariff
Doina Chiacu and Phil Blekinsop | Reuters WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to slap a 200% tariff on all wines and other alcoholic products coming out of Europe if the European Union does not scrap its planned tax on American whiskey. Ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, the European Commission said on Wednesday that it will impose counter tariffs … Read more
Americans see Trump’s actions on economy as too erratic, poll finds
Jason Lange, James Oliphant and David Morgan | Reuters Recession fears persist amid inflation and trade wars President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of a recession in a recent Fox News interview, amid his administration’s continuing trade war. WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) – A majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump is being too “erratic” in his moves … Read more
Education Department, Trump, inflation, economy, lunar eclipse, tariff, Russia, Ukraine, NFL, SXSW: Daily Briefing
Good morning!🙋🏼♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert, Daily Briefing author. Follow the path of the “blood moon.” Quick look at Thursday’s news: Trump slashed the Education Department. What about your loans? After the Trump administration moved this week to lay off about half of the U.S. Department of Education’s staff, millions of students, families and educators across America may be … Read more
Could the layoffs at the Education Department help or hurt students?
Amid layoffs and a likely order by Trump to close the U.S. Department of Education, a new dawn for students is coming. Will it be bright or bleak? ‘Makes me cry’: Teachers, students react to Education Dept. cuts Former students and teachers are reacting to the Trump administration’s funding cuts and layoffs at the Department … Read more
Former Texas megachurch pastor indicted for lewd acts with girl
Morris admitted to wrongdoing after Cindy Clemishire came out and said that he abused her when she was a 12-year-old girl. He resigned from Gateway Church in the Dallas suburb of Southlake in June. Gateway Church founder Robert Morris resigns Gateway Church founder Robert Morris has resigned after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting … Read more
7 ways Trump and Musk have already impacted the federal workforce
Fired federal workers speak out about DOGE cuts, fear for economy Community members and former employees rallied near the Bureau of Fiscal Service offices in Parkersburg, West Virginia, after DOGE cut over 125 jobs. President Donald Trump has spent the first two months of his administration dramatically overhauling the federal workforce, with more yet to … Read more
