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Trump Keeps Testing the Limits of Power

And Democrats are growing restless.

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Taegan Goddard
Mar 20, 2025
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Education Department layoffs step toward agency shutdown, Trump ...

It’s been another busy day over at Political Wire, so let’s break it down.

President Trump took a major step today in his drive to consolidate power by moving to dismantle the Department of Education. This unprecedented push – which would normally require Congress to abolish a Cabinet department – is part of a broader second-term strategy to reshape gove…

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