Still pending before the Supreme Court this week is an appeal from Trump's lawyers that seeks the firing of three Democratic ...

As the Supreme Court delivers decisions that will irrevocably alter our democracy, independent journalism is more vital than ...

Paulette Jiles, a horse-riding poet and historical novelist who evoked the grit and grandeur of the American West in “News of ...

When the Supreme Court overturns rulings without offering any explanation, it is simply wielding raw power. And raw power ...

By a two-to-one margin, the public believes justices prioritize politics over the law. That's a disaster for the Supreme Court as an institution.

This week, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration can go ahead with its ambitious, ruinous plan of gutting the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Education Department to proceed with mass layoffs. But not all the firings were reversed.

The U.S. Department of Education has emerged as central in the struggle over control of the power of the purse in the ...

In an unsigned order with no explanation, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority blocked the lower court orders that had ...

The Trump administration has halved the workforce of the US Department of Education, raising concerns over the management of ...

Civil rights investigations, student loan borrowing and financial aid are among the areas that will be affected by a department with diminished capacity.

Amid a broader push to slash spending and regulations across the government, Trump has said his ultimate goal is to leave education oversight to the states. However, state and local officials — not ...