Here’s a look at what made news on March 19, 2025.

• President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order initiating the dismantling of the Department of Education, fulfilling a significant campaign promise.
• As a part of President Trump’s effort to end the Russia-Ukraine war, officials from Washington, Moscow, and Kyiv are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days.
• UC Berkeley faculty members are protesting against the Trump administration’s threats to cut federal funding from universities that fail to address antisemitism. This follows a similar $400 million funding cut to Columbia University.
• Visitors to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston are curious and skeptical about the potential new revelations following the unveiling of JFK assassination files.
• The Trump administration has been accused of deporting hundreds of migrants without revealing their identities or providing evidence of their alleged gang affiliations. Critics argue that this practice tramples civil liberties.
• President Trump’s administration is attempting to widen the definition of domestic terrorism in order to tackle a series of attacks on Teslas.
• Despite mass federal worker layoffs, wildland firefighters will retain their recent pay raise under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Trump.
• Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin has emphasized the need for Democrats to develop a more effective strategy to counter President Trump’s agenda.
• President Trump has proposed that the U.S. should take control of Ukrainian power plants to ensure their security.
• Maine’s education office has been ordered to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports, or face federal prosecution.
• A judge ordered the transfer of two transgender women inmates back to federal women’s prisons after they were sent to men’s facilities due to President Trump’s executive order.
• The Trump administration has cut funding for a program that tracks Ukrainian children allegedly abducted by Russia.
• President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday targeting the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education.
• President Trump has given Iran a two-month deadline to reach a new nuclear deal.
• Researchers lost access to a major database of alleged Russian war crimes due to a funding cut from the Trump administration.
• Boeing’s CFO expressed concerns about Trump’s tariffs potentially restricting the availability of parts from its suppliers.