President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at shutting down the Education Department, per a White House video of the signing. Why it matters: The unprecedented order that USA Today first reported on could have widespread ramifications for state and local governments and students and families across the country.

Hours before President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at closing the Education Department, his press secretary acknowledged that the administration cannot do this on its own. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the department will not be completely shut down,

International Olympic Committee's newly-elected President Kirsty Coventry wants to sit down with United States President Donald Trump to make sure the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics are successful, she said on Thursday.

The next president of the International Olympic Committee is a former Zimbabwe swimmer who is Africa’s most decorated Olympian and a minister in a government often accused of oppressing political oppo