Live updates: Trump slated to sign order that will dismantle Education Department

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday that will begin the dismantling of the Education Department, kick-starting a campaign promise to shutter the federal agency.

The Trump administration has already begun to gut the department, offering buyouts and laying off thousands of federal workers. The president has slammed the agency, calling for its powers to be moved to the states in order to increase student achievement.

Education advocates and Democrats have condemned the move, and actually demolishing the agency would require an act of Congress

Meanwhile, Trump and his allies have doubled down on calls to impeach federal judges they say are obstructing the implementation of his agenda.

Follow along below for the latest updates out of the Trump White House.