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
Internal State memo: Paris agreement is a “bad deal” for Americans Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio testifies during his confirmation hearing (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) The State Department began withdrawing the United States from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement following President Donald Trump’s executive action, according to an internal staff memo issued Tuesday and reviewed
We’re all familiar with the time-honored creed, “Snitches get stitches.” In states like Oregon, it turns out they get taxpayer-funded therapy. That’s according to the Free Beacon‘s Aaron Sibarium, who investigated the “bias response hotlines” popping up in states and cities across the country. In Oregon, for example, “trauma-informed operators” overseen by the state’s justice
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.
Anti-Israel student activists unleashed mayhem at Columbia University on Tuesday afternoon, which marked the beginning of the spring semester. Several keffiyeh-clad student activists stormed an Israeli history class and passed out anti-Semitic flyers glorifying Hamas, depicting the Star of David being crushed, and promising violence. Others vandalized the campus and called on their followers to
Under Biden, government buildings flew pride and BLM flags alongside Old Glory Getty Images The Trump State Department implemented a landmark “One Flag Policy” policy on Monday, barring U.S. outposts at home and abroad from flying any other flag but the Stars and Stripes. The newly issued order, a copy of which was obtained by
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $500 billion private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure, calling it the “largest AI infrastructure project in history.” OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle will launch a joint venture called Stargate, committing $100 billion upfront with plans to invest up to $500 billion over the next four years. Stargate