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February 17, 2025
Grace Segers
The Vast Dangers of Trump’s War On Information
With dramatic cuts to departments and efforts to restrict access to certain research, the administration is reshaping a vast data-driven world in its autocratic image.
February 4, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump’s Plan to Gut Education Department Will Hit Red States Hardest
Trump is planning an executive order to abolish the Education Department. That would hurt Republicans most.
August 12, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Betsy DeVos Says She’d Work for Trump Again—on One Condition
Trump’s former education secretary once bravely criticized him. Now she says she’d consider a return.
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