Chuck Schumer to vote to advance GOP funding bill Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer says he will vote for the GOP funding bill to avoid a government shutdown. The Senate will vote on a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown. Democrats may vote against the bill in protest of President Trump’s policies. If the
Teachers union leader responds to Education Department cuts President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten responded to Donald Trump’s Education Department cuts. The Trump administration is cutting about half of the U.S. Education Department’s workforce, including cuts in divisions that oversee federal student loans. There are over 900,000 student borrowers with $32.1 billion
US President Donald Trump speaks as he prepares to sign executive orders in the Oval Office of the … [+] White House in Washington, DC on March 6, 2025. Trump is expected to sign an executive order instructing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to dismantle the department she now leads, US media has reported. (Photo