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While pledging to fight campus antisemitism, Trump cuts office investigating it

JL;DR SUMMARY President Trump's administration has taken steps to close the Department of Education, which is responsible for investigating antisemitism complaints, despite pledging to combat such issues on college campuses. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationDepartment Of EducationJewish StudentsCollege CampusesDepartment Of JusticeGovernment PolicyCivil Rights EnforcementFederal Budget CutsEducation Investigations

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Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Demonstrators gather outside of the offices of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2025"
Columbia University, New York, United States
"President Donald Trump has pledged to make fighting antisemitism especially on college campuses a top priority, and has couched aggressive moves targeting Columbia University and other schools as a means of protecting Jewish students."
Seattle, Washington, United States
"The agency opened an investigation into a complaint filed by StandWithUs, a pro-Israel advocacy organization, alleging discrimination in a school district outside Seattle on Wednesday."

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