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Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency
OPINION—President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 20, 2025, that calls for closing the U.S. Department of Education. The president needs congressional approval to shutter the department. The order, however, directs Education Secretary ...
T.D. Jakes, Liberty University, Jim Bakker, and Paula White
On This Date at MinistryWatch: T.D. Jakes partners with Wells Fargo, Investigation into Liberty University, Televangelist Jim Bakker, and Trump advisor Paula White.
The review process began in 2022.
The federal Department of Education imposed its largest-ever fine under the Clery Act against Liberty University as part of a settlement agreement it reached with the school.
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