Be the Official National Language of the USA for the First Time in 250 Years Language was a defining aspect of national identity that shaped cultural unity and political discourse. Throughout history,

President Trump’s executive order puts his “America first” stamp onto the nation’s speech. But the effect might be muted.

Experts spoke with Education Week about the potential challenges and opportunities an official U.S. language creates.

The EO claims that the U.S. will be stronger and more unified by having a nationally designated language that its citizenry can use to freely exchange ideas. However, by many accounts, English is already the common language among people who reside in the U.S.

Trump’s order marks the first time in the country’s 248-year history that the government has established an official language.

President Donald Trump designated English the official language in the United States for the first time in its nearly 250-year history. Here’s what that means.

US president's revoking of a Clinton-era order to provide language assistance to poor speakers of English appears to flout a UN declaration English was recently designated the official language of the United States of America,

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. That's according to the White House.

It rescinds a federal mandate that requires agencies and other recipients of federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers.

The order did not require changes to federal programs but was a victory for America’s English-only movement, which has ties to efforts to restrict immigration and bilingual education.