New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- United States President Donald Trump's newly formed administration will be taking steps to defund the education department as Elon Musk, trusted with reducing the size of the federal government, pushes for initiatives to end "wasteful" spending.

A White House official said on Monday that an announcement, declaring the defunding of the education department, shall be made later in February.

Advisers to Donald Trump are reportedly exploring executive actions to dismantle the Education Department.

This effort is part of a broader campaign spearheaded by Elon Musk and his supporters to reduce the size of the U.S. government workforce and eliminate perceived wasteful spending.

An executive order that would shut down all...