Trump Administration FIRES Half of Education Department, Dems HUDDLE To Plan Trump Counter ATTACK, Mahmoud Khalil Detained As DOJ Pushes To Move Trial Of Pro-Palestinian Protest Leader To Louisiana

Judy Kurtz chats with The Hill’s senior editor Jesse Byrnes about the House on Tuesday passing a funding bill to avert an end-of-the-week government shutdown, teeing up the measure for consideration in the Senate. Plus, hear from NewsNation’s Washington correspondent Elina Shirazi on the Department of Education announcing Tuesday it has fired nearly half of its workforce, the latest Trump administration move to shrink the federal government that could face swift legal challenge. EDTrust’s director of advocacy and engagement Mandla Deskins walks us through the impacts President Trump’s plans to shutter the department would have on schools. Judy Kurtz chats with The Hill’s White House columnist Niall Stanage about the latest on President Trump’s tariffs with Canada expected to impose $20.7 billion in retaliatory tariffs after President Trump decided to enforce a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum, which went into effect Wednesday.     Plus, The Hill’s courts and legal reporter Zach Schonfeld joins the show to discuss former Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s hearing in Manhattan federal court Wednesday.   Also in your Debrief: Inflation cools slightly in Trump’s first month. Make sure to subscribe to get your Daily Debrief with top headlines from The Hill every weekday. Follow The Hill on Instagram and X, @thehill