"We write to express our grave concern with the illegal actions currently being undertaken by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)," the senators wrote.

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.

The US oligarchy, working through the Trump administration, demands the privatization of education, patriotic and religious indoctrination in schools, and more young people forced into the workforce at an earlier age.

The White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education, two sources familiar with the plans told NBC News.

After months of campaign promises to drastically remake the U.S. Department of Education ― and perhaps kill it outright ― President Donald Trump on Tuesday inched closer to putting a plan in motion. The White House is preparing an executive order that would ask staff to look for programs and initiatives that could be ended or shifted elsewhere,