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Trump administration briefing: Democrats denounce education department ‘shutdown’

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Donald Trump signs executive order instructs US education secretary to start dismantling education department.

Administration may eventually pursue effort to get Congress to shut down the agency.

Democrats on Capitol Hill denounce the executive order and warned it could leave in jeopardy millions of low-income families, who rely on federal funding in schools.

US has for the first time refused request by Mexico for water, alleging shortfalls in sharing by its southern neighbor.

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68

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61

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62

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formal

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English

Language complexity

69

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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