Wrestling with the Education Department

Fears of impending AI doom have burst into the mainstream. They still might not be enough for Washington to regulate AI. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers, fact checked by Danielle Hewitt and Peter Balonon-Rosen, engineered by D ...  Show more

Republicans are stoking anti-Muslim sentiment in new ways ahead of the midterms. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Ariana Aspuru, engineered by Bridger Dunnagan and David Tatasciore, an ...  Show more

Linda McMahon's Appointment: Linda McMahon was appointed as the Secretary of Education by the President, who wanted her to dismantle the Department of Education. Despite her background not being primarily in education, she has experience on the Connecticut State Board of Educatio ...  Show more

Visa and Mastercard executives faced scrutiny in a Senate hearing over their dominance in card payments and high swipe fees. Trump allies are considering changes to Medicaid and food stamps as part of tax legislation. The Teamsters president is advocating for Rep. Chavez-DeRemer ...  Show more

President Trump pledged to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, but his administration is also using the department’s Office for Civil Rights to pressure local school districts to adhere to Trump’s political views. We discuss these tactics and how they fit into a broader c ...  Show more

In the coming days, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order that would follow through on one of his major campaign promises: to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. The catch is that he still needs the department to impose his vision on American schools.