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Trump administration’s Department of Education scraps Biden-era Title IX rules

President Trump’s Department of Education announced Monday that it has scrapped Biden-era Title IX rules that strengthened protections…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #DepartmentofEducation #DonaldTrump #LGBTQIA+ #LindaMcmahon #Politics #sexualharassment #theWhiteHouse #TitleIX #TrumpAdministration #USnews
https://www.europesays.com/3278356/

Trump strips Biden-era LGBTQ+ language from Title IX rules. Advocates warn of far-reaching damage

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-title-ix-lgbtq

https://www.europesays.com/ch/136587/ Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visits alma mater as part of nationwide tour ahead of midterms #Bern #DepartmentOfEducation #DonaldTrump #friday #LindaMcMahon #nc #NewBern #NewBernHighSchool #President #USSecretaryOfEducation

Education Department faces scrutiny over slashes to workforce, programs

As the Education Department presses forward with handing off much of its remai…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #americanfederationofgovernmentemployees #BobbyScott #educationdepartment #everettkelley #houseeducationandworkforcecommittee #JahanaHayes #LindaMcMahon #markpriebe #RachelGittleman #reductioninforce #senatehealtheducationlaborandpensionscommittee #suzannebonamici #UnitedStates #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/735637/

>So much more than #Lutnick and #CantorFitzgerald, this well is deep
>Huge database, downloadable
>You want links, they got links galore
#ScottBessent's #HedgeFund
#StephenFeinberg #Pentagon #contracts #CerberusCapital
#MichaelBoren #cattle #rancher #Undersecretary of #Agriculture
#JaredIsaacman #NASA #PresidentMusk #MAGASuperPAC #MillionDollar #donation = #appointment
#LindaMcMahon #Secretary of #Education #WrestleMania #WWE
https://www.citizen.org/article/trump-billionaire-boys-club/

>So much more than #Lutnick and #CantorFitzgerald, this well is deep
>Huge database, downloadable
>You want links, they got links galore
#ScottBessent's #HedgeFund
#StephenFeinberg #Pentagon #contracts #CerberusCapital
#MichaelBoren #cattle #rancher #Undersecretary of #Agriculture
#JaredIsaacman #NASA #PresidentMusk #MAGASuperPAC #MillionDollar #donation = #appointment
#LindaMcMahon #Secretary of #Education #WrestleMania #WWE
https://www.citizen.org/article/trump-billionaire-boys-club/

>So much more than #Lutnick and #CantorFitzgerald, this well is deep
>Huge database, downloadable
>You want links, they got links galore
#ScottBessent's #HedgeFund
#StephenFeinberg #Pentagon #contracts #CerberusCapital
#MichaelBoren #cattle #rancher #Undersecretary of #Agriculture
#JaredIsaacman #NASA #PresidentMusk #MAGASuperPAC #MillionDollar #donation = #appointment
#LindaMcMahon #Secretary of #Education #WrestleMania #WWE
https://www.citizen.org/article/trump-billionaire-boys-club/

Justice Department sues Kansas schools for protecting trans students from being outed

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/doj-sues-kansas-transgender-students

Maryland school district dismantles transgender student protections under Trump pressure

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/anne-arundel-forced-outing-policy

Trump’s Education Department deletes post that compares his administration to Nazi Germany

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big T…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #ColorImage #DonaldTrump-USPresident #EducationSecretary #event #government #Horizontal #LindaMcMahon-Businesswoman #Photography #politics #PoliticsandGovernment #USpresident #USA #washingtondc #WhiteHouse-WashingtonDC #WhiteHouseRoseGarden
https://www.europesays.com/germany/80552/

Trump and Linda McMahon lie about trans kids — in front of schoolchildren

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-linda-mcmahon-transgender-school

Trump Highlights Education Reforms At White House Event

President Donald Trump emphasized his administration’s education reforms during a “Back to School” event in the White House…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #ai-assisted #educationreforms #LindaMcmahon #ParentalRights #SchoolChoice #theWhiteHouse #trump #TrumpAdministration
https://www.europesays.com/3213299/

Maryland school district caves to Trump and adopts forced outing policy to expose LGBTQ+ students

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/maryland-school-forced-outing

Trump dwarfs his predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House, report shows

Wealth, perhaps second only to loyalty, has been a prized attribute for Donald Trump during his second presidency.…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #AndrewMellon #barackobama #business #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #georgewbush #howardlutnick #JoeBiden #KellyLoeffler #LindaMcmahon #LisaGilbert #ScottBessent #SteveFeinberg #SteveWitkoff #trump #U.S.News #Washingtonnews
https://www.europesays.com/3199277/

The Trump administration’s latest target: gender-neutral paper dolls Minnesota schools aren’t using

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-paper-gender-diverse-dolls

Is The Right’s Next Project Make Women’s Sports Girly Again?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/is-the-rights-next-project-make-womens-sports-girly-again

Is The Right’s Next Project Make Women’s Sports Girly Again?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/is-the-rights-next-project-make-womens-sports-girly-again

Is The Right’s Next Project Make Women’s Sports Girly Again?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/is-the-rights-next-project-make-womens-sports-girly-again

https://www.europesays.com/ch/103325/ Education Secretary Linda McMahon returns to New Bern as part of speaker series #AmericaFirstPoliceInstitute #Bern #EducationSecretary #GreatAmericanComebackTour #LindaMcMahon #NewBern #SecretaryOfEducation #WITN

Who knew she could act?!?

Linda McMahon Pretends She Cares About Sexual Deviants Being Punished
https://crooksandliars.com/2026/07/linda-mcmahon-pretends-she-cares-about

#LindaMcMahon #Education #DeptofEducation #RepublicansDidThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

Who knew she could act?!?

Linda McMahon Pretends She Cares About Sexual Deviants Being Punished
https://crooksandliars.com/2026/07/linda-mcmahon-pretends-she-cares-about

#LindaMcMahon #Education #DeptofEducation #RepublicansDidThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

Who knew she could act?!?

Linda McMahon Pretends She Cares About Sexual Deviants Being Punished
https://crooksandliars.com/2026/07/linda-mcmahon-pretends-she-cares-about

#LindaMcMahon #Education #DeptofEducation #RepublicansDidThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

Who knew she could act?!?

Linda McMahon Pretends She Cares About Sexual Deviants Being Punished
https://crooksandliars.com/2026/07/linda-mcmahon-pretends-she-cares-about

#LindaMcMahon #Education #DeptofEducation #RepublicansDidThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

Gizmodo: Trump’s Department of Education Celebrates ‘American History’ With Old Photo From U.K.. “The U.S. Department of Education posted a historic photo to Facebook on Wednesday proclaiming, ‘American history is worth learning.’ The image shows women in clothes from the early 20th century demanding the right to vote. It’s an inspiring thing to behold. But it’s not American history. […]

Gizmodo: Trump’s Department of Education Celebrates ‘American History’ With Old Photo From U.K.. “The U.S. Department of Education posted a historic photo to Facebook on Wednesday proclaiming, ‘American history is worth learning.’ The image shows women in clothes from the early 20th century demanding the right to vote. It’s an inspiring thing to behold. But it’s not American history. […]

Gizmodo: Trump’s Department of Education Celebrates ‘American History’ With Old Photo From U.K.. “The U.S. Department of Education posted a historic photo to Facebook on Wednesday proclaiming, ‘American history is worth learning.’ The image shows women in clothes from the early 20th century demanding the right to vote. It’s an inspiring thing to behold. But it’s not American history. […]

Gizmodo: Trump’s Department of Education Celebrates ‘American History’ With Old Photo From U.K.. “The U.S. Department of Education posted a historic photo to Facebook on Wednesday proclaiming, ‘American history is worth learning.’ The image shows women in clothes from the early 20th century demanding the right to vote. It’s an inspiring thing to behold. But it’s not American history. […]

Trump education secretary threatens Kansas schools over trans student privacy policy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kansas-anti-outing-trump-pressure

Trump Education Department investigates Michigan schools over trans-inclusive policies

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-administration-michigan-schools-transgender

https://www.europesays.com/people/117066/ Trump moves special education out of Education Department #APTopNews #BobbyScott #CivilRights #DCWire #Discrimination #DistrictOfColumbia #DonaldTrump #Education #GeneralNews #GovernmentPolicy #health #HumanRights #JenniferCoco #LindaMcMahon #PattyMurray #Politics #Privacy #RaceAndEthnicity #RachelGittleman #schools #Trump #USDepartmentOfEducation #USDepartmentOfHealthAndHumanServices #USDepartmentOfJustice #USNews #WashingtonNews

Trump moves special education out of Education Department

WASHI…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #APTopNews #BobbyScott #Civilrights #DCWire #Discrimination #DistrictofColumbia #DonaldTrump #Education #Generalnews #Governmentpolicy #Humanrights #JenniferCoco #LindaMcMahon #PattyMurray #Politics #Privacy #RachelGittleman #Schools #U.S.DepartmentofEducation #U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices #U.S.DepartmentofJustice #U.S.news #UnitedStates #Us #USA #Washingtonnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/596207/

Oh great. Put #RFKJr in charge of #SpecialEducation and the #InjusticeDepartment in charge of #CivilRights in Education. That should go well...

#TrumpSucks ramps up #EducationDepartment’s dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights

By ANNIE MA
Updated 5:42 PM EDT, June 16, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — "President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday accelerated its dismantling of the Education Department, delegating much of its work to protect the nation’s at-risk students in a move that carves away the vast majority of its functions for other agencies to handle.

"The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education, administration officials announced.

"The two agencies involved — the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Office for Civil Rights — defend the rights of children with #disabilities and those who experience #discrimination based on race, sex or religion. Advocates worry the change could mean lapses in communication for families and school officials who need help.

"Trump, a Republican, campaigned on shutting down the Education Department, saying he would 'move education back to the states where it belongs.' While only Congress can close the department, Trump’s education secretary, #LindaMcMahon, a billionaire and former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment [#WWE], has formed agreements with other federal agencies to handle much of her department’s work."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-civil-rights-special-education-3483478a51ea8001fcc70e8a77d08d9a

#USPol

Oh great. Put #RFKJr in charge of #SpecialEducation and the #InjusticeDepartment in charge of #CivilRights in Education. That should go well...

#TrumpSucks ramps up #EducationDepartment’s dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights

By ANNIE MA
Updated 5:42 PM EDT, June 16, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — "President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday accelerated its dismantling of the Education Department, delegating much of its work to protect the nation’s at-risk students in a move that carves away the vast majority of its functions for other agencies to handle.

"The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education, administration officials announced.

"The two agencies involved — the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Office for Civil Rights — defend the rights of children with #disabilities and those who experience #discrimination based on race, sex or religion. Advocates worry the change could mean lapses in communication for families and school officials who need help.

"Trump, a Republican, campaigned on shutting down the Education Department, saying he would 'move education back to the states where it belongs.' While only Congress can close the department, Trump’s education secretary, #LindaMcMahon, a billionaire and former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment [#WWE], has formed agreements with other federal agencies to handle much of her department’s work."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-civil-rights-special-education-3483478a51ea8001fcc70e8a77d08d9a

#USPol

Oh great. Put #RFKJr in charge of #SpecialEducation and the #InjusticeDepartment in charge of #CivilRights in Education. That should go well...

#TrumpSucks ramps up #EducationDepartment’s dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights

By ANNIE MA
Updated 5:42 PM EDT, June 16, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — "President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday accelerated its dismantling of the Education Department, delegating much of its work to protect the nation’s at-risk students in a move that carves away the vast majority of its functions for other agencies to handle.

"The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education, administration officials announced.

"The two agencies involved — the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Office for Civil Rights — defend the rights of children with #disabilities and those who experience #discrimination based on race, sex or religion. Advocates worry the change could mean lapses in communication for families and school officials who need help.

"Trump, a Republican, campaigned on shutting down the Education Department, saying he would 'move education back to the states where it belongs.' While only Congress can close the department, Trump’s education secretary, #LindaMcMahon, a billionaire and former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment [#WWE], has formed agreements with other federal agencies to handle much of her department’s work."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-civil-rights-special-education-3483478a51ea8001fcc70e8a77d08d9a

#USPol

Oh great. Put #RFKJr in charge of #SpecialEducation and the #InjusticeDepartment in charge of #CivilRights in Education. That should go well...

#TrumpSucks ramps up #EducationDepartment’s dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights

By ANNIE MA
Updated 5:42 PM EDT, June 16, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — "President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday accelerated its dismantling of the Education Department, delegating much of its work to protect the nation’s at-risk students in a move that carves away the vast majority of its functions for other agencies to handle.

"The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education, administration officials announced.

"The two agencies involved — the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Office for Civil Rights — defend the rights of children with #disabilities and those who experience #discrimination based on race, sex or religion. Advocates worry the change could mean lapses in communication for families and school officials who need help.

"Trump, a Republican, campaigned on shutting down the Education Department, saying he would 'move education back to the states where it belongs.' While only Congress can close the department, Trump’s education secretary, #LindaMcMahon, a billionaire and former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment [#WWE], has formed agreements with other federal agencies to handle much of her department’s work."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-civil-rights-special-education-3483478a51ea8001fcc70e8a77d08d9a

#USPol

https://www.europesays.com/people/84562/ JD Vance is trying so hard to make ‘fraud’ happen #california #dei #DOGE #DonaldTrump #Education #fraud #JamesDavidVance #JDVance #jdvance #lindamcmahon #minnesota #national #studentloans

Trump administration comments on University of Florida presidential search

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – The Trump administration is wading into the discussion over the search for a new…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #DEIFloridauniversities #LindaMcmahon #StuartBellAlabama #theWhiteHouse #TrumpAdministration #Trumpadministrationeducation #UniversityofFloridapresident
https://www.europesays.com/3011024/

What Pro Wrestling Taught Linda McMahon About Politics

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/what-pro-wrestling-taught-linda-mcmahon-about-politics

https://www.europesays.com/hu/72763/ Index – Külföld – „Akkor leszek sikeres, ha kirúgom magam” – az oktatási miniszter, aki a saját tárcáját számolja fel #Amerika #AmerikaiEgyesültÁllamok #CeNapi #DonaldTrump #Hungarian #kormány #Külföld #LindaMcmahon #Magyar #miniszter #News #oktatás #pankráció #Világ #World #WorldNews #wwe

Washington Post: Education secretary used fake photo in post about Black history icon. This article has been syndicated to MSN and does not have a paywall. “Education Secretary Linda McMahon lauded civil rights activist and journalist Ida B. Wells on Truth Social on Friday, part of a series of posts praising celebrated women in American history. But the photo attached to the post wasn’t of […]

Washington Post: Education secretary used fake photo in post about Black history icon. This article has been syndicated to MSN and does not have a paywall. “Education Secretary Linda McMahon lauded civil rights activist and journalist Ida B. Wells on Truth Social on Friday, part of a series of posts praising celebrated women in American history. But the photo attached to the post wasn’t of […]

Washington Post: Education secretary used fake photo in post about Black history icon. This article has been syndicated to MSN and does not have a paywall. “Education Secretary Linda McMahon lauded civil rights activist and journalist Ida B. Wells on Truth Social on Friday, part of a series of posts praising celebrated women in American history. But the photo attached to the post wasn’t of […]

Washington Post: Education secretary used fake photo in post about Black history icon. This article has been syndicated to MSN and does not have a paywall. “Education Secretary Linda McMahon lauded civil rights activist and journalist Ida B. Wells on Truth Social on Friday, part of a series of posts praising celebrated women in American history. But the photo attached to the post wasn’t of […]

Linda McMahon Shuts Down Presidential Run Speculation - https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/98012/Linda-McMahon-Shuts-Down-Presidential-Run-Speculation/ #wwe #lindamcmahon

Linda McMahon Shuts Down Presidential Run Speculation - https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/98012/Linda-McMahon-Shuts-Down-Presidential-Run-Speculation/ #wwe #lindamcmahon

"There is a beginning to the lies, January 20, 2025, but there is no end in sight. The war on Iran is just another thing for them to lie about. That this war, in fact any war, involves issues of life and death does not matter to these men."

#Trump #Iran #war #ICE #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #Epstein #KristiNoem #PamBondi #RFKJr #LindaMcMahon #ScottBessent
/3

"There is a beginning to the lies, January 20, 2025, but there is no end in sight. The war on Iran is just another thing for them to lie about. That this war, in fact any war, involves issues of life and death does not matter to these men."

#Trump #Iran #war #ICE #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #Epstein #KristiNoem #PamBondi #RFKJr #LindaMcMahon #ScottBessent
/3

"There is a beginning to the lies, January 20, 2025, but there is no end in sight. The war on Iran is just another thing for them to lie about. That this war, in fact any war, involves issues of life and death does not matter to these men."

#Trump #Iran #war #ICE #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #Epstein #KristiNoem #PamBondi #RFKJr #LindaMcMahon #ScottBessent
/3

"There is a beginning to the lies, January 20, 2025, but there is no end in sight. The war on Iran is just another thing for them to lie about. That this war, in fact any war, involves issues of life and death does not matter to these men."

#Trump #Iran #war #ICE #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #Epstein #KristiNoem #PamBondi #RFKJr #LindaMcMahon #ScottBessent
/3

"Everything that has come out of the mouth of the Secretary of Health and Human Services is a lie. Everything from the Secretary of Education is a lie. Everything said by the Treasury Secretary is a lie including 'and' and 'the.”'

#Trump #Iran #war #ICE #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #Epstein #KristiNoem #PamBondi #RFKJr #LindaMcMahon #ScottBessent
/2

"Everything that has come out of the mouth of the Secretary of Health and Human Services is a lie. Everything from the Secretary of Education is a lie. Everything said by the Treasury Secretary is a lie including 'and' and 'the.”'

#Trump #Iran #war #ICE #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #Epstein #KristiNoem #PamBondi #RFKJr #LindaMcMahon #ScottBessent
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"Everything that has come out of the mouth of the Secretary of Health and Human Services is a lie. Everything from the Secretary of Education is a lie. Everything said by the Treasury Secretary is a lie including 'and' and 'the.”'

#Trump #Iran #war #ICE #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #Epstein #KristiNoem #PamBondi #RFKJr #LindaMcMahon #ScottBessent
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Maryland lawmakers advance broad school protections, including for trans students

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/maryland-transgender-student-protections

Police video shows former WWE CEO #VinceMcMahon [you know, #Trump #Education Secy #LindaMcMahon’s husband] crashing his Bentley at over 100 mph

Newly released police video shows Vince McMahon crashing his Bentley in Connecticut last summer as a state trooper tries to catch up to stop him.

#law #criminal #RecklessEndangerment #idiocracy
https://apnews.com/video/police-video-shows-vince-mcmahons-100-mph-car-crash-in-connecticut-ca2cc75a62ec422aa300c217b2218ae8

Police video shows former WWE CEO #VinceMcMahon [you know, #Trump #Education Secy #LindaMcMahon’s husband] crashing his Bentley at over 100 mph

Newly released police video shows Vince McMahon crashing his Bentley in Connecticut last summer as a state trooper tries to catch up to stop him.

#law #criminal #RecklessEndangerment #idiocracy
https://apnews.com/video/police-video-shows-vince-mcmahons-100-mph-car-crash-in-connecticut-ca2cc75a62ec422aa300c217b2218ae8

Police video shows former WWE CEO #VinceMcMahon [you know, #Trump #Education Secy #LindaMcMahon’s husband] crashing his Bentley at over 100 mph

Newly released police video shows Vince McMahon crashing his Bentley in Connecticut last summer as a state trooper tries to catch up to stop him.

#law #criminal #RecklessEndangerment #idiocracy
https://apnews.com/video/police-video-shows-vince-mcmahons-100-mph-car-crash-in-connecticut-ca2cc75a62ec422aa300c217b2218ae8

Police video shows former WWE CEO #VinceMcMahon [you know, #Trump #Education Secy #LindaMcMahon’s husband] crashing his Bentley at over 100 mph

Newly released police video shows Vince McMahon crashing his Bentley in Connecticut last summer as a state trooper tries to catch up to stop him.

#law #criminal #RecklessEndangerment #idiocracy
https://apnews.com/video/police-video-shows-vince-mcmahons-100-mph-car-crash-in-connecticut-ca2cc75a62ec422aa300c217b2218ae8

Linda McMahon Reflects On Decades Long Friendship With Donald Trump - https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/97396/Linda-McMahon-Reflects-On-Decades-Long-Friendship-With-Donald/ #wwe #donaldtrump #lindamcmahon

Linda McMahon Reflects On Decades Long Friendship With Donald Trump - https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/97396/Linda-McMahon-Reflects-On-Decades-Long-Friendship-With-Donald/ #wwe #donaldtrump #lindamcmahon

So much for abolishing the Department of Education

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So Much for Abolishing the Department of Education

The Department of Education is getting a bigger budget, less than a year after President Donald Trump ordered the department’s closure.

Eric Boehm | 2.5.2026 3:30 PM

On the campaign trail in 2024, Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to close the Department of Education and return oversight of public schooling to the states.

Trump has a habit of throwing undercooked ideas around, but this wasn’t one of them. Abolishing the Department of Education was part of the Republican Party’s platform for the 2024 election, and was included in the goals of “Project 2025,” the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for a conservative-controlled federal government in the wake of that election. That effort seemingly culminated with a March 2025 executive order signed by Trump that ordered Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take steps to close the department and return its functions to the states.

“I told Linda, ‘Linda, I hope you do a great job in putting yourself out of a job.’ I want her to put herself out of a job,” Trump said at one point.

A year later, McMahon’s job looks as secure as ever.

The omnibus appropriations bill that Trump signed on Tuesday to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year directs $79 billion in taxpayer money to the Department of Education. That’s a larger budget (by about $200 million) than the department had in fiscal year 2025, and it is $12 billion more than the Trump administration requested in its budget proposal for the year.

That’s despite the fact that the department is in the process of offloading some of its programs to other parts of the federal government. In November, McMahon announced that the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education would be shifted to the Labor Department and the Indian Education Program would be moved to the Department of the Interior, among other things. Why does a smaller Department of Education require a bigger budget?

The bill Trump signed also includes language that prohibits parts of the department from being downsized or decentralized.

“None of the funds provided by this Act…may be used for any activity relating to implementing a reorganization that decentralizes, reduces the staffing level, or alters the responsibilities, structure, authority, or function” of the Education Department’s budget office, the law reads.

The act also mandates that the department “shall support staffing levels necessary to fulfill its statutory responsibilities including carrying out programs, projects, and activities” funded by Congress.

Elsewhere, it also stipulates that “none of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality” other than the ones indicated by the appropriations. That would seem to preempt the Trump administration’s efforts to offload Education Department programs to other parts of the government.

None of that sounds like abolishing the Department of Education or returning its duties to the states. Indeed, even the attempt to shuffle the department’s responsibilities to other parts of the federal government may now be stymied.

In one sense, this is a story about the obvious failure of Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration to follow through on a major promise made during and after the 2024 election.

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