Brookings scholars provide their perspectives on the U.S. Department of Education and the threats it now faces.

America hurt itself badly today.

The change would effectively transfer financial responsibility from oil drillers, auto manufacturers and others and leave Americans to face greater direct costs as warming continues.

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The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data…

Musk and his lieutenants are reshaping the government and its mission with the blessing of President Trump. ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 staffers affiliated with the…

Now one of the most powerful people in the U.S. government, Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the first Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to dismantle the American foreign…

Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.

Kash Patel skipped over a question about his enemy list during a chilling exchange in his Senate confirmation hearing.

And in his eagerness to cut a deal to end it, he may give Putin the lifeline he so desperately needs.