Editorial photo #12180340 Politics

Trump orders dismantling of Department of Education

The Department of Education building is seen the morning after Donald Trump signed an executive order dismantling of the department, in Washington, on March 21, 2025. Whether Trump has the authority under the U.S. constitution to close a congressionally mandated agency remains an unanswered question. (Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto)

Photo details

Photo ID: #12180340
Date taken: 21 March 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Allison Bailey/NurPhoto
Category: Politics

Related keywords

DC DOE DOGE Department Department of Education District of Columbia Donald J. Trump Donald Trump Education Elon Musk Linda McMahon McMahon Small Business Administration Sunrise Movement Trump US USA United States WWE Washington World Wrestling Entertainment authoritarian authoritarianism close closed closes closing cuts democracy democratic backsliding demonstration demonstrators dismantle dismantling employees federal fired government grab grabbed grabbing grabs job jobs power powers protest protesters protestors reductions seizure terminated termination terminations unconstitutional work workers Department of Education Donald Trump executive order dismantling Washington March 21 2025 authority U.S. constitution congressionally mandated agency closure Allison Bailey NurPhoto government policy federal agency legal authority constitutional question executive branch legislative branch separation of powers presidential powers education policy federal government agency closure political action Trump administration U.S. government constitutional law executive authority government restructuring legal implications Washington D.C.