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Executive order denounced as unconstitutional. Plus, Musk’s daughter says his gesture ‘definitely Nazi salute’Good morning.Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the Department of Education, seemingly attempting to circumvent Congress’s approval to formally close a federal department.How has the department already been affected by Trump’s state-shrinking efforts? The move comes after steps to undercut the department’s authority by instituting a round of layoffs that has reduced its workforce by nearly half and cancelled dozens of grants and contracts. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/first-thing-trump-signs-executive-order-to-dismantle-us-department-of-education Author : Jem Bartholomew

The Mulholland Drive star had lunch with the director weeks before he died, and says: ‘He was not, in any way, done’Mulholland Drive star Naomi Watts says that David Lynch “wanted to go back to work” before his death in January.In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Watts revealed that she had spent an afternoon with Lynch in November, along with Laura Dern, who acted in Lynch’s Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart. “We had a beautiful lunch at his house. I knew he’d been unwell but he was in great spirits. He wanted to go back to work

Energy secretary accuses Conservatives and Reform of ‘total desertion and betrayal’ of future generations by failing to tackle climate crisisMy colleague Gaby Hinsliff argues in her column that after Keir Starmer watched the Netflix show Adolescence, a drama that highlights youth violence and growing misogyny among young boys, he now needs to act.Hinsliff argues that young people’s siloed information bubbles driven by manipulative algorithms need to be better regulated, and there needs to be better support for families.A YouGov poll found that 61% of people either strongly supported or somewhat supported the government’s commitment to cut carbon emissions to net

Compound was last bastion in the capital, Khartoum, held by rival paramilitary Rapid Support ForcesSudan’s military has retaken the presidential palace in Khartoum, the last bastion in the capital of rival paramilitary forces, after nearly two years of fighting.Social media videos showed soldiers inside giving the date as the 21st day of Ramadan, which was Friday. A Sudanese military officer wearing a captain’s epaulettes made the announcement in the video, and confirmed the troops were inside the compound. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/21/sudan-army-recaptures-presidential-palace-khartoum-major-battlefield-gain Author : Associated Press in Cairo Publish date : 2025-03-21 07:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs