WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he still wants to work with Congress on the future of the department of education, as multiple reports suggested he was drafting executive orders to shut it down completely.

Trump cannot abolish the department without the approval of Congress, which he is unlikely to get, but US media reported Tuesday that he would issue orders to effectively dismantle it from inside.

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