It's Tuesday, February 18th.
I'm Jane Coston, and this is Whataday, the show that is not upset about the NBA All Star Game because it did not watch the NBA All Star Game.
Easy solution.
On today's show, Mexico kindly urges Google to change the name of the Gulf of America back to Gulf of Mexico.
And President Donald Trump grants Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The authority to look into the use of antidepressants and weight loss drugs, children.
But let's start with the Department of Education, which as of this very moment, still exists.
But maybe not for long.
It's been a long standing goal for many conservatives to destroy the Department of Education, which was established in 1980 under President Donald Trump.
And with the help of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency and soon to be confirmed Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, they're getting their shot.
In fact, here's President Trump telling reporters on February 4 that the plan is for McMahon to be unemployed soon.
I told Linda, linda, I hope you do a great job and put yourself out of a job.
I want her to put herself out of a job.
Now, technically, Trump can't just get rid of the Education Department without Congress, but as we've seen over the last few weeks, he can sure weaken it with the cudgel of doge.
Last week, ProPublica reported that the Trump administration canceled nearly a billion dollars in contracts stemming from the Education Department, contracts largely focused on research and statistics on school safety and performance.
McMahon described during her confirmation hearings exactly how the Department of Education could be dissolved.
What about the needs of students with disabilities?
Here's what she told New Hampshire Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan.
I think it could very well go back to HHS where it started.
All right, so I just want to be clear.