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
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,
In doing so, the president fulfills a campaign promise to the libertarian movement. President Donald Trump has issued a pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of an underground online marketplace called Silk Road that was designed to let people anonymously buy and sell various unlawful goods and services. Trump said in a Jan. 21 post
A memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management sent Tuesday is directing the heads of all U.S. agencies to place all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles on leave by 5 p.m. ET Wednesday. In addition to placing the employees on paid administrative leave, the memo directs the agencies to “take down
Two cities and 16 states are filing suit against the order that scraps rules granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States. California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined more than a dozen other state attorneys general is challenging the constitutionality of an executive order redefining birthright citizenship, issued by President Donald Trump on the