NEW YORK CITY—Mayor Eric Adams has defended his decision to cancel several Martin Luther King Jr. Day plans in New York City to attend the inauguration of President Donald Trump. At 12:07 a.m. Jan. 20, Adams’ office released a public schedule for the mayor that included MLK Day events in Brooklyn and Harlem and a
The new president is seeking a return to ‘non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring.’ President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 21 directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to immediately cease hiring workers based on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and focus instead on individual capability. The order is among dozens the commander-in-chief signed into
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is advising his department to cease refugee resettlement operations and begin ramping up vetting of visas from certain regions.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., was frustrated with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., after he blocked a confirmation vote for John Ratcliffe as CIA director.
In January 2020, the top law enforcement agency in the state of Oregon launched a “Bias Response Hotline” for residents to report “offensive ‘jokes.’” Staffed by “trauma-informed operators” and overseen by the Oregon Department of Justice, the hotline, which receives thousands of calls a year, doesn’t just solicit reports of hate crimes and hiring discrimination.
How will a Trump second term impact the economy? How will a Trump second term impact the economy? 02:47 President Trump, who while campaigning vowed to end the “inflation nightmare,” on Monday signaled his focus on the high cost of living in the U.S. by signing an executive order that requires “all executive departments and
On his first day in office, Trump issued seven executive orders cutting the size and costs of the federal workforce. WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump wasted no time following his Jan. 20 swearing-in to sign dozens of executive orders, including seven specifically aimed at fundamentally changing the culture, costs, and size of the federal workforce. Most immediately,