The Supreme Court is allowing President Trump to gut the Department of Education through mass firings. Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Angélica Infante-Green, whose state is one of 24 suing the Trump administration over $6.

The Supreme Court Monday paved the way for President Donald Trump's administration to conduct mass layoffs across the Department of Education without approval from Congress. The decision lifts a May injunction blocking Trump's executive order aimed at carrying out his campaign promise of closing the department. All three liberal justices dissented.

Funding is typically released to states July 1 so that schools can budget for summer programs and the upcoming academic year. But this year, the Trump administration sent a three-sentence email on the evening of June 30,

During his remarks in a Senate hearing in April, Senator Peter Welch scolded a witness over the Trump Administration's mass deportations. Welch stated, "We've got to milk our cows."

Immigration arrests are sharply up around the country, and Massachusetts is no exception. But did Obama deport more people than Trump?

From health insurance to immigration enforcement and higher ed taxes, the WBUR newsroom took a look at how some key provisions may have an impact on residents and programs in Massachusetts.

During his remarks from the Senate floor in May, Senator Peter Welch unleashed on the Trump Administration over their mass deportations, which he labeled "cruel and disrespectful."