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🗓️ 21 March 2025
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0:00.0 | Tonight, the president moves to dismantle the Department of Education, what it means for schools across the country. |
0:06.0 | Then the latest on Trump's legal showdown as one judge is calling out the DOJ again. |
0:12.0 | Plus, Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez hit the road for Democrats. |
0:18.0 | A look at their message on how it's landing with voters as the 11th hour gets underway on this Thursday night. |
0:30.9 | Good evening. |
0:31.9 | Once again, I am Stephanie Ruhl. |
0:33.5 | It is day 60 of the second Trump administration. |
0:36.4 | And in the two months since he took office, Donald Trump has made it his mission to slash |
0:40.9 | the government through executive orders. |
0:42.6 | Just today, he signed one to dismantle the Department of Education as much as he can |
0:47.5 | without an act of Congress. |
0:49.1 | Our own Garrett Haik has all those details. |
0:52.3 | President Trump tonight looking to keep a campaign promise. |
0:55.7 | I will sign an executive order to begin eliminating the federal department of education once |
1:02.4 | and for all. |
1:04.0 | At a White House event with school children and Republican governors. |
1:07.6 | The Democrats know it's right, and I hope they're going to be voting for it |
1:11.2 | because ultimately it may come before them. That's because this order may have little practical |
1:15.7 | impact. Only Congress can abolish an executive agency, a move Democrats oppose. And the White |
1:21.5 | House said today, core department responsibilities like managing student loans and Pell grants |
1:26.3 | and supporting special education will be preserved. |
1:29.7 | Beyond these core necessities, my administration will take all lawful steps to shut down. |
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