The Trump administration is gutting the Justice Department's unit that oversees prosecutions of public officials accused of corruption, three sources who spoke on condition of anonymity told NBC News.

The Education Department announced a drastic reduction in its workforce Tuesday, saying it's set to cut about half of its staff. About 1,300 career employees will receive termination notices and ...

As the Department of Education announces that it is cutting its workforce in half, laying off thousands of workers, some people are wondering: What does the Department of Education do? The layoffs ...

The U.S. Department of Education is headed for some major changes, with the department cutting its workforce by nearly 50% as the Trump administration proceeds with its plans to dismantle the agency.

Since Trump took office, staffing at the Education Department has been cut in half, and he has been mulling an executive order to close the agency. Eliminating the department altogether would be a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s staff – a prelude to President Trump’s plan to ...

There have been a striking number of firings in senior federal law enforcement positions, but only one allegedly involves gun rights for a movie star. By Steve Benen Among the many problems that ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his administration's decision to lay off about half of the U.S. Department of Education's staff, citing the department's own data on the U.S.'s ...

It’s a frequently asked question in the early days of Donald Trump’s second term. One of the latest actions spurring that question is the Department of Education's decision to cut about half ...

"Reduction in force" notifications went out to 1,315 employees Tuesday. The Department of Education initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday night, reducing its workforce by nearly 50%, sources told ABC ...

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is cutting roughly half the U.S. Department of Education's workforce through a combination of mass layoffs and voluntary buyouts, administration officials ...

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to "put herself out of a job" and close the Department of Education. McMahon was confirmed by the ...