The Trump administration is expanding hiring efforts at the Federal Student Aid office despite its long-standing pledge to dismantle the agency, raising questions about shifting priorities. An internal presentation obtained by POLITICO reveals a push to recruit staff even as officials have repeatedly called for its elimination. The move underscores tensions between rhetoric and operational reality within the Education Department. Critics may see the contradiction as a sign of deeper policy inconsistencies ahead.


The Trump administration has launched a hiring blitz at the agency it vowed to eliminate, according to an internal presentation reviewed by POLITICO. The Education Department’s Federal Student Aid ...