President Trump is expected to sign an executive order declaring English the official language of the United States, two White House officials confirmed to Axios Friday. Why it matters: More than 350 languages are spoken in the "melting pot" of the U.

Donald Trump is seeking to designate an official language in the U.S. for the first time in its nearly 250-year history. Here’s what that means.

The order is expected to be largely symbolic but would be a victory for America’s English-only movement, which has long had ties to efforts to reduce immigration and restrict bilingual education.