Joe Schulz | Wisconsin Public Radio Farm and construction equipment manufacturers started the year with high hopes for the economy, bolstered by President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to cut taxes on domestic producers and slash government regulations. But that optimism has given way to fears of a possible recession, sparked by Trump’s international trade war,
Mixed reactions to Trump’s order to dismantle Education Department Residents in Columbia, Missouri, and New York City reacted to President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at dissolving the Education Department. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a long-anticipated executive order seeking to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, which he said was “45 years in
Is this the end of the Department of Education? Recent moves by the Trump administration effectively signal his fulfillment of a campaign promise to end ED. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. According to the order, the department aims to “return
Will the U.S. Department of Education be disbanded by Trump Administration? This video examines the historical foundation of the U.S. Department of Education, its mission to promote equal access and accountability in education, and the conservative-driven debate over its future. The Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the U.S. Department of Education have raised question by
Linda McMahon confirmed by Senate for Education secretary The Senate confirmed GOP donor and former wrestling executive Linda McMahon to head the Department of Education with a 51-45 vote. President Donald Trump is seeking to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, according to a draft of an executive order reviewed by USA TODAY. As Trump
Trump shuts down US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Protesters are calling on the Trump administration to change course and re-open the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). It is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector founded in 2011 after the Great Recession. Fox – Seattle CFPB
Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday chose Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be Secretary of Agriculture. Brooke Rollins, who was recently confirmed as secretary of agriculture, visited Louisville Friday for the National Farm Machinery Show. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited
Michael Hirtzer | Bloomberg Deere & Co. shares slid in pre-market trading as the world leader in farm machinery anticipates another challenging year. The maker of the iconic green and yellow machines used to plant and harvest crops kept its 2025 net income estimate between $5 billion to $5.5 billion, while sales in the key
Anjana Anil | Reuters S&P 500 posts best week since Trump’s election U.S. stocks rallied on Friday with the S&P 500 and Dow notching their biggest weekly percentage gains since early November… and the Nasdaq registering its best week since early December. Gold prices jumped to a over two-month peak on Tuesday, supported by a
Social media was abuzz after the fly landed on Donald Trump’s face Thursday, comparing it to a viral moment in the 2020 vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris. A fly landed on the face of former President Donald Trump during a press event Thursday, marking the second Trump-led campaign that featured a