A Maine lawmaker has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Democrat-controlled state legislature of violating her First Amendment rights by censuring her over a social-media post about a transgender high-school athlete.
The Education Department said Tuesday it will slim down to fewer than 2,200 employees, a nearly 50% reduction from what it looked like when President Trump took office.
The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization that's seen as a prelude to President Donald Trump's plan to dismantle the agency.