Looking back, the agency has granted more than $1 billion for DEI initiatives since 2021, according to an advocacy group. The Department of Education announced on Jan. 23 that it was taking steps to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from the agency, which includes putting related staff on paid leave. “These actions are
The retail giant joins the likes of McDonald’s, Walmart, Amazon, and Tractor Supply Co. Target on Friday became the latest major U.S. retailer to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, according to an announcement released by the company. A fact sheet posted by Target on Jan 24 said it will be concluding its
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration shut down a highly trained, all-volunteer team of certified firefighters in early 2024—a move that rendered the California National Guard incapable of sending a complete firefighting force to Los Angeles until 10 days after the deadly fires broke out in the city, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Launched in
Maryland cases were part of climate activists’ efforts to bankrupt oil companies Offshore oil and gas platform in the Pacific Ocean (Mario Tama/Getty Images) A Maryland judge dismissed two landmark lawsuits that accused some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies of causing climate change—a massive defeat for climate activists and Democrats who have
Trump has stripped other former Trump administration officials of their security detail since taking office. President Donald Trump has terminated former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci’s security detail. Trump justified the move on Jan. 24. “When you work for government, at some point, your security detail comes off and you
They involve voter identification rules and water, the president signaled. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he wants Los Angeles and California to fulfill two requirements before he offers federal support to wildfire-devastated areas in the state. “I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID, so that the people have a
‘I think, frankly, FEMA is not good,’ Trump said. ‘You want to use your state to fix [a disaster], and not waste time calling FEMA.’ President Donald Trump said he would be signing an executive order to start the process of fundamentally overhauling or “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), while touring