Gutting the Education Department, and a Trump Tesla Show

Plus, who can do the Daffy Duck voice? 

On Today’s Episode: 

Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff, by Michael C. Bender and Dana Goldstein

E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices, by Lisa Friedman

Ukraine Supports 30-Day Cease-Fire as U.S. Says It Will Resume Military Aid, by Andrew E. Kramer and Alan Rappeport

House G.O.P. Passes Bill to Avert a Shutdown, Daring the Senate to Accept It, by Catie Edmondson

Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Go Into Effect, by Ana Swanson and Jeanna Smialek

Who Likes Tariffs? Some U.S. Industries Are Eager for Them, by Peter Eavis

Trump, an E.V. Naysayer, Gives Tesla and Musk a White House Exhibition, by Tyler Pager

Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Directly Into Trump Political Operation, by Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman

He Voices Porky Pig, and That’s Not All, Folks, by Carlos Aguilar

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