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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 2025

Page

4

Trump eyes executive order to shrink Education Department

The draft would direct the Education Department to begin to diminish itself while avoiding immediate shutdown. Doge staff inside the department reportedly access sensitive systems and a student aid dataset. White House says action could occur later this month, though congressional abolition remains unlikely.

Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency DOGE Education Department Washington Post Trump White House Linda McMahon Senate Government Congress

Trump pushes swift bipartisan push through Congress this week

House returns as Budget Committee seeks a budget resolution to start the budget reconciliation process for President Trump’s agenda. USAID restructuring tops the executive plan with Rubio proposing moves to abolish or fold it into the State Department, while allies push to fast track nominations and push back on Democratic delays.

Washington USAID Trump Elon Musk Marco Rubio Donald Trump Rubio State Department United States Congress Department of State Peter W. Marocco Joni Ernst Browa Musk Ernst House Senate Mexico Canada U.S China Finance Committee Jamieson Greer Greer USTA Chris Wright Liberty Energy John Thune R-S.d Russ Vought Office of Management and Budget Vought Budget Office Doug Collins R-Ga Department of Veterans Affairs Pam Bondi Eric Turner Housing and Urban Development Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Brooke Rollins Agriculture Robert F. Kennedy Jr Health and Human Services Morgan Griffith R-Va

U.S. attorney backs Musk in government overhaul clash

Edward R. Martin Jr. pledged DC support to Elon Musk and a “Department of Government Efficiency” and vowed legal action against any impediment. The post followed Musk’s warning of a crime. a CFPB shakeup paused most work as Scott Bessent leads an agency review. Abbott empowers National Guard for immigration arrests with CBP accompaniment and cost coverage.

U.S Edward R. Martin Jr D.C Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency Martin Musk White House Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Treasury Scott Bessent Trump Bessent Washington Post Texas Greg Abbott National Guard Donald Trump Abbott Customs and Border Protection

Justice Department Restores Funding For Deportation Guidance Programs

Two days after nonprofit groups sued over a stop work order, the Justice Department reversed course and ordered restoration of funding to four federally funded programs that inform detainees and immigrants about rights and the legal process. The order followed an Obama era grant program and cites an executive order from the day of President Trump’s inauguration. Gazette wire services.

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