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23K likes, 1,158 comments - nytimes on March 20, 2025: "President Trump on Thursday instructed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin shutting down the Department of Education, a task that cannot be completed without approval from Congress, which created it. The Trump administration has already taken steps to narrow the agency’s authority and significantly cut its work force while also telegraphing plans to try and shutter it. The move sets the stage for a seismic political and legal battle over the role of the federal government in the nation’s schools. Read more and find the latest updates at the link in our bio. Photo by @michaelamccoyphotography".

24K likes, 4,581 comments - nytimes on March 17, 2025: "President Trump visited the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Monday for the first time since he stunned the cultural and political establishment by taking over the institution. “We’re here to have our first board meeting,” he told reporters as he toured the center with his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, and a few of the people he has appointed to the center’s board, including the country singer Lee Greenwood (he sings “God Bless the U.S.A.”) and the Fox News personalities Laura Ingraham and Maria Bartiromo. He had some thoughts about programming. Tap the link in our bio to read more about Trump’s visit to the Kennedy Center. Photos by @nytmills".