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Senate rejects another Democrat-led effort to end Iran war despite peace deal

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters about Democratic efforts to push back on President Donald Trump's policies, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate Democrats, not confident President Trump’s first-stage peace deal with Iran will hold, are continuing their push for Congress to formally end the war.

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The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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The Education Department will move its oversight of special education services and civil rights out of the agency to other parts of the government as part of the Trump administration’s effort to shutter the department.

The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Education Department shuffles civil rights, special education offices to other agencies

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A man who returns to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, flashes victory sign as he stands on the rubble of his destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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