The Office of English Language Acquisition was decimated by layoffs. Now its work supporting the nation’s 5 million English ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 01: An immigrants rights supporter holds a sign reading 'Immigrants Make America Great' before marching downtown during a 'March for Dignity' on March 01, 2025 in Los ...

“Official” is a very English word. It has its roots in the Old French “oficial” and the Latin “officialis,” and now — thanks to a new Trump executive order — describes the status of the English ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration is clamping down on other languages as it formally begins implementing the president's order making ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The United States has never had a national language in its nearly 250-year history—until now. President Donald Trump is ...

The U.S. Department of Justice released guidance to federal agencies on July 14 on how to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order from March declaring English the nation’s official ...

Expressing ourselves in our own language gives us confidence, expressive resources, cultural references, and an emotional connection—which are diminished when we switch to another language. As ...

The Department of Immigration is “advising of further updates to the English Language proficiency requirements for work permit holders whose first language is not English and who do not hold a degree ...