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All right, that's NPR's Andrea Hsu. Andrea, thanks.

President Trump is expected to sign executive action directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the very agency that she just started leading as of this past Monday. The order could come as soon as today.

President Trump is expected to sign executive action directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the very agency that she just started leading as of this past Monday. The order could come as soon as today.

President Trump is expected to sign executive action directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the very agency that she just started leading as of this past Monday. The order could come as soon as today.

It's been in the works for weeks, but actually shutting down the department would require congressional approval, and that might be tricky as lawmakers, including some Republicans, have expressed concerns about what would happen to federal education funding. Now, for now... The agency's 4,200 employees face a lot of uncertainty.

It's been in the works for weeks, but actually shutting down the department would require congressional approval, and that might be tricky as lawmakers, including some Republicans, have expressed concerns about what would happen to federal education funding. Now, for now... The agency's 4,200 employees face a lot of uncertainty.

It's been in the works for weeks, but actually shutting down the department would require congressional approval, and that might be tricky as lawmakers, including some Republicans, have expressed concerns about what would happen to federal education funding. Now, for now... The agency's 4,200 employees face a lot of uncertainty.

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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Rylan Barton, Cara Platoni, Padma Rama, Alice Wolfley, and Mohamed Elbardisi. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hainas. Our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Rylan Barton, Cara Platoni, Padma Rama, Alice Wolfley, and Mohamed Elbardisi. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hainas. Our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Rylan Barton, Cara Platoni, Padma Rama, Alice Wolfley, and Mohamed Elbardisi. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hainas. Our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

And yeah, the news can feel like a lot on any given day. But you just can't ignore las noticias when important world-changing events are happening. So that is where the Up First podcast comes in. Every single morning in under 15 minutes, we take the news and boil it down to three essential stories so you can keep up without feeling stressed out. Listen to the Up First podcast from NPR.

And yeah, the news can feel like a lot on any given day. But you just can't ignore las noticias when important world-changing events are happening. So that is where the Up First podcast comes in. Every single morning in under 15 minutes, we take the news and boil it down to three essential stories so you can keep up without feeling stressed out. Listen to the Up First podcast from NPR.

And yeah, the news can feel like a lot on any given day. But you just can't ignore las noticias when important world-changing events are happening. So that is where the Up First podcast comes in. Every single morning in under 15 minutes, we take the news and boil it down to three essential stories so you can keep up without feeling stressed out. Listen to the Up First podcast from NPR.

Hey, it's A. Martinez. The news can feel like a lot on any given day, but you can't just ignore las noticias when important world-changing events are happening. That is where the Up First podcast comes in. Every single morning in under 15 minutes, we take the news and boil it down to three essential stories so you can keep up without feeling stressed out.

Hey, it's A. Martinez. The news can feel like a lot on any given day, but you can't just ignore las noticias when important world-changing events are happening. That is where the Up First podcast comes in. Every single morning in under 15 minutes, we take the news and boil it down to three essential stories so you can keep up without feeling stressed out.

Hey, it's A. Martinez. The news can feel like a lot on any given day, but you can't just ignore las noticias when important world-changing events are happening. That is where the Up First podcast comes in. Every single morning in under 15 minutes, we take the news and boil it down to three essential stories so you can keep up without feeling stressed out.