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A view of the US Department of Education building in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

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Trump administration to take steps to defund Education Department

The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that Trump advisers were considering executive actions to dismantle the Education Department as part of a campaign by billionaire Elon Musk and his allies...

People hold placards outside the USAID building, after billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading US President Donald Trump's drive to shrink the federal government, said work is underway to shut down the U.S. foreign aid agency USAID, in Washington, US, February 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kent Nishimura

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Elon Musk targets closure of US humanitarian aid agency

A view of the USAID building in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

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Musk says he is working to shut down 'beyond repair' USAID

Passengers rest in the waiting room as an one of the blankets donated by the United States Agency for International Development is seen, during a power outage after critical civil infrastructure was hit by a Russian missile attacks in Ukraine, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, at central railway station in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo

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Trump administration explores bringing USAID under State Department, sources say

FBI headquarters building is seen in Washington, US, December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

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Trump's Justice Department launches sweeping cuts targeting Jan. 6 prosecutors, FBI agents

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Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters

Equipment and supplies for the Urban Search and Rescue team from Fairfax, Virginia, and USAID to help in support operations for victims of the earthquake in Turkey are loaded onto a transport plane at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, U.S., in this handout photo released on February 7, 2023. US Air Force/Handout via Reuters

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Hundreds of USAID contractors put on leave, terminated amid US freeze on global aid

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Trump administration fires team of lawyers who prosecuted him, official says

Marcia Bernicat, Alaina Teplitz and Dereck Hogan. Photo: Collected

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Trump team asks three US senior career diplomats to resign, sources say

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, in New York, US, October 27, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo/File Photo

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TikTok CEO sought Musk's input ahead of Trump administration: WSJ

Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trumps White House press secretary pick. Photo: Reuters

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Karoline Leavitt to become youngest White House press secretary

Donald Trumps new candidates for his upcoming administration. Top left: Kristi Noem is Trump’s pick for secretary of homeland security. Top right: Matt Gaetz is Trump’s 2024 pick for attorney general. Bottom Right: Vivek Ramaswamy. Bottom Left: Tulsi Gabbard is Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence. Photo: Reuters

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Who are Trump’s cabinet picks so far and who is in the running?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump greet each other at a campaign event sponsored by conservative group Turning Point USA, in Duluth, Georgia, U.S., October 23, 2024. REUTERS

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Trump selects RFK Jr to lead top US health agency