Elon Musk's budget-slashing team is auditing contracts and grant programs, including the federal student loan portfolio, in search of spending cuts.

Follow live updates as Donald Trump Cabinet picks Linda McMahon, Robert Kennedy and Kash Patel face Senate proceedings. The ...

Here are key takeaways from the confirmation hearing for Linda McMahon, Trump's nominee for education secretary.

Democrats repeatedly grilled McMahon on her willingness to follow orders from Trump or Elon Musk even if they run afoul of congressional mandates.

Applications are down 25% compared to this time in past years. Although financial aid application information has not been ...

Efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle the Education Department are underway. Here’s what it could mean for ...

The courts may block efforts by Elon Musk and DOGE to access Treasury's payment system. A huge trove of private data is at ...

President Trump’s nominee for education secretary will face a barrage of questions about potential plans to shutter the Education Department.

Suit alleges Musk’s government efficiency reps are working to destroy the department while illegally accessing private federal financial aid records.

Some student loan borrowers claimed on social media that Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has violated federal student privacy laws. Musk and his DOGE team have been examining ...