Trump Orders All Federal DEI Offices To Close by Wednesday

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Federal agencies must shutter their diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and place DEI staff on paid leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday ahead of layoffs, the Trump administration announced in a memorandum. The Office of Personnel Management instructed agencies to take down all DEI-related websites and social media accounts by the deadline. By noon Thursday, agencies

Russian Official Warns Trump Against Taking Control of Panama Canal

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‘Russia reaffirms its obligations to respect the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal,’ the official said. A top Russian official on Jan. 21 warned the Trump administration against taking over the Panama Canal after the president stated in his inaugural address that he intended to regain control of the strategic waterway. Since the election, President

DOJ Directs Prosecutors to Probe Officials Who Obstruct Immigration Enforcement

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A new memorandum lays out the direction. The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Jan. 21 directed prosecutors to investigate instances when state and local officials act to obstruct immigration enforcement. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove said in a memorandum to all department employees that the U.S. Constitution requires state and local actors to comply

Trump Orders Emergency Price Relief for the US Housing Market

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A shortage of homes is the ‘number one driver of housing cost,’ said a real estate expert. President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling on authorities to ensure that U.S. citizens have access to cheaper housing. “Many Americans are unable to purchase homes due to historically high prices, in part due to regulatory requirements

Trump calls National Cathedral bishop’s sermon “nasty in tone”

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President Trump called remarks by the bishop of the National Cathedral “nasty in tone” hours after she delivered a sermon that included a plea to “have mercy” on immigrant and refugee families and LGBTQ Americans.  In her sermon during the national prayer service on Tuesday morning, the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal