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Trump Proposes Closing Department of Education via Executive Action

                                     In a bold move, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his intention to dismantle the Department of Education through executive action. Trump, who has long criticized the federal government's role in education, believes that states should have more control over their schools. During a press conference in the Oval Office, Trump stated, "We spend more per pupil than any other country in the world, and we’re ranked at the bottom of the list. What I want to do is let the states run schools." Despite acknowledging that an executive order would face significant challenges, Trump expressed his preference for working with Congress and teachers' unions to achieve this goal. The proposed dismantling of the Department of Education has sparked a debate about the future of federal involvement in education. Critics argue that eliminating the depart...
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Tensions Flare at Eurasian Economic Union Meeting


 A tightly-scripted meeting of the Russia-dominated Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) took an unexpected turn on Thursday when Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko engaged in a heated exchange during a live broadcast.

The altercation occurred at a resort near St. Petersburg, where leaders from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan gathered for the EEU summit. Pashinyan, who joined the meeting via video link after testing positive for COVID-19, responded to Lukashenko's insistence that he visit Belarus for the next meeting by stating his intention to attend via video call. This prompted Lukashenko to press for an explanation and even offer to send a plane to fly the Armenian delegation to Minsk.

Pashinyan pointed to his earlier decision to freeze high-level visits to Belarus over Lukashenko's support for Armenia's rival, Azerbaijan. "I don't think this is the right format for discussing these issues," Pashinyan added. But Lukashenko kept arguing, and Pashinyan snapped back, leading to a tense moment watched in stony silence by Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders.

The EEU, formed a decade ago to encourage stronger business ties and facilitate trade between its members, has been marred by economic and other disputes between members. This latest incident underscores the ongoing challenges within the union.


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