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From Washington: Ethics Scandals Rock Congress

Congress is facing a wave of ethics scandals and a historic shift in member discipline, as expulsion threats and censures rise within an increasingly "toxic" institutional environment. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram joins to discuss the precedent-shatter ...  Show more

The End of the Department of Education? Linda McMahon on The President's Historic Plan

President Trump isn't giving up on his historic campaign promise to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. But as the administration works to shift federal programs to other agencies, it is facing legal challenges from states, schools, and teachers' unions. Education Secreta ...  Show more

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