Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that could abolish the Department of Education. (via CNN)
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The President cannot use executive action to shutdown a federal agency like the DOE, since it was created through legislation. You need congressional approval from both chambers of Congress in order to repeal an agency's operations (e.g. USIA was shutdown in 1999 by Congress).
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