Washington, Feb 10, 2025 (AFP) - Trump's new federal cleanout target: the Education Department

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2025-02-10

President Donald Trump has taken a wrecking ball to Washington -- and his latest target is the US Department of Education. Trump has described it as ineffective, wasteful and dominated by radical leftists, and in an interview airing Sunday told Fox News he would order Elon Musk, the man leading his cost-cutting efforts, to turn his sights next on the Education Department. Underscoring his intention, the Republican president had earlier directed L......

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