On Jan. 27, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo ordering all federal agencies to “temporarily pause” provision of all federal financial assistance to assess

For nearly 250 years, the American system of government has been defined by the separation of powers between three coequal branches of government.

Congressional Republicans have managed barely a whimper as President Donald Trump wages a historic push to expand executive branch power, steamrolling them along the way and unleashing anxiety across the federal government.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would like to close the U.S. Department of Education using an executive order but acknowledged he would need buy-ins from Congress and teachers' unions to fulfill his campaign pledge to do so.

The Trump administration is hoping to drastically shrink the Education Department, using an executive order now in the works. The order — as described by three people briefed on its contents, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss internal issues — would seek a plan for Congress to abolish the department altogether,

The Trump administration is discussing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, according to reports. Newsweek has contacted the White House and the Department of Education for comment via email.