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The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complaints from students and families across the nation.
Other news we’re following today:
- Trump hosts NATO secretary general: Mark Rutte, who heads the 32-member transatlantic military alliance, will meet with Trump at a pivotal moment for Europe and NATO. This comes as Trump’s rhetoric on the alliance continues to leave members uneasy.
- FEMA to review migrant shelter aid: The Trump administration has launched a review of organizations that provide temporary housing and other aid to migrants, suggesting they may have violated a law used to prosecute smugglers.
- Trump writes to Iran’s supreme leader: Trump wrote to Iran’s supreme leader in an attempt to jump-start talks over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. While the text of the letter hasn’t been published, it comes as Trump has levied new sanctions on Iran as part of his “maximum pressure” campaign targeting the country.
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