Sunday, July 20, 2025

Close the Education Department? Not so fast.

Trump has said he wants to close the Education Department, but he just gave the agency a long to-do list ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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The Daily Briefing

YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Sun Jul 20 2025

 
President Donald Trump signs an executive order on March 20 attempting to disempower the federal Education Department.

Trump has said he wants to close the Education Department, but he just gave the agency a long to-do list

A Texas flag hangs from a storm-damaged tree on the banks of the Guadalupe River on July 13, 2025 in Center Point, Texas. More than 160 people are still missing after storm cells halted over the area, dumping nearly 15 inches of rain and causing a 22-foot rise along the Guadalupe River.
 

Number of missing people in Texas floods dropped from 97 to 3

 

Officials in Kerrville, Texas, said they have determined only three people are missing after the devastating flooding July 4.

An attendee flashes a shirt reading
 

Trump's on a roll. Why isn't he smiling? Answer: Jeffrey Epstein

 

Overshadowed is Congress' willingness to cede a constitutional power to the White House. Instead, the case of a disgraced and dead financier looms.

The exterior of the historic Harwood Building at Boniface Circle in downtown Scarsdale, built in 1928.
 

Here are the 10 wealthiest suburbs in America

 

New York State, California and Texas are home to eight of the 10 wealthiest U.S. suburbs, according to a new ranking.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2025.
 

Inside Trump's golden 'perfecto' approach to design at the White House

 

President Donald Trump has his own personal aesthetic, evident in his makeover of the White House. 'It keeps my real estate juices flowing," he said.

In an aerial view, traffic is seen on Interstate 35 in Austin, Texas, on July 3, 2025.
 

Ready to start driving? Not so fast, new laws say.

 

A patchwork of laws govern requirements for new drivers in the United States. A wave of new laws have tightened some of those rules.

A toy stuffed rabbit was retrofitted with mechanics and a heater that make it move like a real rabbit and give off a similar body temperature. University of Florida researchers are experimenting with the robot bunny to see if it attracts invasive Burmese pythons.
 

This robot rabbit is the latest weapon against Florida's pythons

 

Burmese pythons have terrorized the Florida Everglades for years. Scientists are hoping robotic bunnies will end the reptile's reign over the region.

The Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War took place at the University of Chicago's David Rubenstein Forum from July 14 to July 16, 2025. (Davis Winkie/USA TODAY)
 

Nobel winners call on world leaders to step back from nuclear brink

 

Top nuclear experts gathered in Chicago to offer world leaders a playbook for reducing the risk of nuclear war.

Aug 28, 2017; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Elkman/USA TODAY NETWORK
 

Couple caught on camera at Coldplay concert has internet up in arms. Why?

 

An alleged affair caught on camera at a Coldplay concert went viral on TikTok, and the couple got doxxed. When does online sleuthing go too far?

Team Clark guard Caitlin Clark (22) and Team Collier guard Kelsey Plum (10) wearing 'Pay Us What You Owe Us' shirts with the rest of the WNBA All-Stars to wArm up before the 2025 WNBA All Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
 

Caitlin Clark, WNBA All-Stars wear 'Pay Us What You Owe Us' shirts

 

All eyes are on the WNBA as the best players gather in Indiana for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game. One of the main items on the agenda: CBA negotiations.

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