Trump’s education order, Idaho student murders update, France’s “survival manual” & more
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🗓️ 20 March 2025
⏱️ 6 minutes
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| 0:29.7 | From CNN, I'm Charlie Drever with the five things you need to know for Thursday, March 20th. |
| 0:36.8 | President Donald Trump is zeroing in on the Department of Education. |
| 0:41.3 | According to two administration officials, he's set to sign an executive order this afternoon |
| 0:46.3 | to start the process of dismantling the department. |
| 0:49.3 | It's the latest move by the White House to test the president's executive authority, |
| 0:54.3 | with legal action already being prepared by those opposing the decision. |
| 0:59.1 | For the details, here's CNN's Elena Treene. |
| 1:01.9 | We're going to see the president later today really holding a made-for-TV event for this |
| 1:06.5 | executive order signing. |
| 1:07.9 | He'll have Republican governors there. |
| 1:09.5 | He's going to have state education |
| 1:11.6 | officials, as well as some school children in the Oval Office with him, really wanting, again, to make this a huge event. |
| 1:17.6 | Because, remember, this is a long-held campaign promise and something that the president has continued ever since taking office to say that he would do. |
| 1:25.6 | Now, I do want to reemphasize to officially eliminate and fully dismantle the Department of Education |
| 1:31.4 | would require an act of Congress. |
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