Secretary of education Linda McMahon says move is part of president’s mission to dismantle departmentTaoiseach Micheál Martin is meeting Donald Trump at 10am US time for the annual St Patrick’s Day celebrations, a week early this year because of congressional recess.He plans to tell Trump that the trade imbalance raised by secretary of state Marco Rubio in a phone call with the Irish foreign minister last week masks the complexity of the relationship.The public’s views of the economy under Trump seem to be a drag on his overall approval rating, with a plurality of 48% saying they don’t approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, while 37% approve.Voters give Trump his highest ratings for his handling of immigration, with 48% approving and 40% disapproving. His weakest areas are the economy, health care and cryptocurrency, in which he has net approval ratings solidly underwater.” Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-03-12 09:28:00
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Education department plans to cut half its workforce as Trump vows to wind agency down – US politics live
