The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to pause a lower court order that required the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees.

In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that had reinstated 1,400 Education Department employees laid off by the Trump's administration.

Latest news and live updates as Trump announces the U.S. will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine and meets with NATO's secretary general.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Trump to fire 1,400 Education Department employees, overturning a prior block and sparking debate over executive power and education policy.

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."

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to move ahead with plans to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education that were blocked by a federal judge, granting an emergency application from the administration that blocks the federal judge's ruling.

Funding is typically released to states July 1 so that schools can budget for summer programs and the upcoming academic year. But this year, the Trump administration sent a three-sentence email on the evening of June 30,

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?