With the change, the Trump administration has also backed away from a signature effort to stay ahead of China in the A.I. race. The U.S. government had been concerned that the Chinese military could use A.I. chips to coordinate attacks and develop weapons and had also wanted to preserve the U.S. lead in developing A.I. systems.

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to carry out a broad layoffs at the Department of Education that were blocked by a federal judge.

In an email Monday, a few dozen National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences workers in Durham were told they would be out of jobs by the end of the day.

The Trump administration is moving forward with sweeping plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a move advocates say will disproportionately affect students with disabilities.

Latest news and updates as Trump announces the U.S. will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine and meets with NATO's secretary general.

The Supreme Court is allowing president Trump to carry on with efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, pausing a lower court order that blocked mass layoffs.

Cleveland is bracing for a potential $28 million shortfall in federal funding that could devastate the community development department and a dozen neighborhood nonprofits.

During her remarks in a Senate hearing in June, Senator Patty Murray sounded the alarm over President Trump's reckless layoffs. Murray stated, "It just seems really ridiculous."