The Department of Education began sending notices to employees that it plans to resume shrinking the department after the Supreme Court said on Monday that President Donald Trump could carry out mass layoffs.

During his remarks in a Senate hearing in April, Senator Peter Welch scolded a witness over the Trump Administration's mass deportations. Welch stated, "We've got to milk our cows."

With just a slightly more tempered plan, this administration could have gotten away with its monstrous cruelty without much challenge, and may still with the aid of the Supreme Court. Unless we learn our lesson and stop falling for this cynical and dangerous posturing,

President Donald Trump and his administration continue to bet big on the issue that, more than any other, appeared to help him win him a second term in 2024: immigration.

During his remarks from the Senate floor in May, Senator Peter Welch unleashed on the Trump Administration over their mass deportations, which he labeled "cruel and disrespectful."

Immigration arrests are sharply up around the country, and Massachusetts is no exception. But did Obama deport more people than Trump?

From health insurance to immigration enforcement and higher ed taxes, the WBUR newsroom took a look at how some key provisions may have an impact on residents and programs in Massachusetts.

The Supreme Court is allowing President Trump to gut the Department of Education through mass firings. Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Angélica Infante-Green, whose state is one of 24 suing the Trump administration over $6.