The Latest: Judge blocks Trump's executive order to shut down the Education Department
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs. It marks a setback to one of Trump's campaign promises.
Meanwhile, House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package , with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle Trump's priority bill to approval.
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