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Community members rally in front of the Department of Education with school desks to protest budget cuts on March 13 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order on Thursday to start the process of dismantling the Department of Education.

Trump to sign order Thursday to begin dismantling of Education Department

Jeff Zeleny and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN March 20, 2025

(CNN) —President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order on Thursday to start the process of dismantling the Department of Education, two administration officials told CNN, a move that will...

People protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility after reports circulated that migrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra had been taken into custody by federal agents, in Aurora, Colorado, on Tuesday.

ICE defends arrest of high-profile undocumented mother of 4 as outraged supporters rally for her release

(CNN) — An undocumented mother of four who became a symbol of resistance as she fought for immigrant rights during the first Trump administration is now in federal custody, stoking fear and turmoil...

New immigration policies spark concerns among Kent State community

New immigration policies spark concerns among Kent State community

Tanner Smith, Beat Reporter March 7, 2025

Within just one month of his presidency, Donald Trump issued a major focus change toward immigration.  Activity from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Northeast Ohio sparked concern among...

Illustration by Emily Riebe

Students may face financial frustrations due to bird flu, Trump tariffs

Ari Collins, Beat Reporter March 6, 2025

Worries over the bird flu outbreak and concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariff orders are causing many Kent State students to come to terms with their financial struggles. According to the CDC,...

A drone view shows the open pit mine of Zavallievsky Graphite, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zavallia, Ukraine, February 10.

What we do and don’t know about Trump’s ‘very big deal’ on Ukraine’s mineral resources

Ivana Kottasová, CNN February 26, 2025

(CNN) — The United States and Ukraine are trying to hammer out a natural resources agreement that would give Washington access to Kyiv’s untapped mineral riches in exchange for investments and what...

A Target store is pictured in 2023 in North Miami Beach, Florida. Target was sued February 20 by Florida and America First Legal for allegedly concealing the financial risks of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and its 2023 Pride Month merchandise collection.

Target is getting hit from all sides on DEI

Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN February 21, 2025

New York (CNN) — Target was sued Thursday by Florida and America First Legal for allegedly concealing the financial risks of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and its 2023 Pride Month...

U.S. Postal Service trucks are parked at a post office in Glendale, California.

If Trump again moves to privatize Postal Service, here’s what it’ll mean for your deliveries

Chris Isidore, CNN February 21, 2025

New York (CNN) — The Trump administration is considering steps that could give it more control over the independent US Postal Service, according to multiple published reports. It’s a move that could...

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press on February 3 in Washington, DC. An appeals court will not allow the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship for certain children of immigrants.

Appeals court leaves block on Trump’s birthright citizenship order in place, setting up Supreme Court showdown

Tierney Sneed, CNN February 20, 2025

(CNN) — An appeals court will not allow the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship for certain children of immigrants, in a ruling that could propel the issue to the Supreme Court. The...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 19.

Trump calls Zelensky ‘a dictator’ after Ukraine’s leader accuses him of living in ‘disinformation space’

(CNN) — US President Donald Trump called Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky “a dictator,” escalating a public war of words between the two leaders that started when Trump falsely accused...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 19.

Zelensky says Trump lives in ‘disinformation space’

(CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Donald Trump of repeating disinformation, a day after the US president falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia. Zelensky’s...

Flags outside the Department of Energy. Trump officials fired more than 300 probationary employees at the NNSA Thursday, then rescinded those terminations on Friday.

Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say

Rene Marsh and Ella Nilsen February 14, 2025

(CNN) — Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration — the agency tasked with managing the nation’s nuclear stockpile...

The US Department of Education building is seen on August 21 in Washington, DC. Mass firings have begun at federal agencies, with terminations of probationary employees underway.

Mass firings have begun at federal agencies

Rene Marsh, CNN February 13, 2025

(CNN) —Mass firings have begun at federal agencies, with terminations of probationary employees underway at the Department of Education and the Small Business Administration, federal employees and union...