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The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, D.C., in December 2024. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP The deal…

The House of Representatives passed a legislative package Wednesday evening in a 222-209 vote, putting Congress one step closer to ending the federal government’s longest shutdown…

As the current government shutdown claims the mantle of longest in American history, uncertainty is ratcheting up for faculty, students and their institutions trying to budget…

Many Americans may soon lose crucial federal assistance, leaving some lawmakers asking whether it’s time for Donald Trump to begin negotiating with Democrats. Panelists on Washington…

President Donald Trump’s theory of executive power does not lend much weight to the views of his predecessors—especially those who happen to be Democrats. But as…

The government has been shut down for a month and Congress remains locked in a stalemate. Students are going hungry, veterans have been deserted and vital…

For families in more than a hundred Head Start programs across the country, November could mark the beginning of some hard decisions.On Saturday, 134 Head Start…

In the 29 days that the government has been closed, President Donald Trump has not traveled to Capitol Hill to jump-start negotiations, brought congressional leaders to…

Children play with Play-Doh at a Head Start center in Michigan. Cory Turner/NPR hide caption toggle caption Cory Turner/NPR Beginning Nov. 1, more than 65,000 children…

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