President Trump signed an executive order to begin dismantling the Education Department, citing poor test scores as a justification. The department's elimination is unclear as only Congress has the power to dismantle it. The order weakens the agency after Trump slashed its workforce and laid off research employees. Education leaders and advocacy groups have condemned the move. In other news, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to explain its actions in expelling Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador, potentially holding the administration in contempt. Hamas fired rockets into Israeli territory, escalating the fighting in Gaza. A.I. models are speeding up the process of drug repurposing, finding alternative uses for existing medicines.