President Donald Trump is reportedly set to issue an executive order closing the Department of Education this week. This was first reported by The Washington Post, which cited two people familiar with the situation talking about a draft of the action that was circulated on Wednesday.

The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress, and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.

President Donald Trump is reportedly expected to sign off on the dismantling of the Department of Education later Thursday. It comes as the president gave a temporarily exception on tariffs for U.S. automakers.

Hamas said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated threats against Palestinians constituted support for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to back out of the Gaza ceasefire and intensify the siege of Gazans.

Phil Goff, who is New Zealand's High Commissioner to the U.K., made the comments at an event held by the international affairs think tank Chatham House in London on Tuesday.

New Zealand's top diplomat to the UK, Phil Goff, was fired after making seemingly disparaging comments about President Donald Trump during an event in London.

The envoy, Phil Goff, questioned President Trump’s understanding of history at a public event about the war in Ukraine.