Live updates: President Trump's latest executive orders hit DEI and more
On his first full day in office Tuesday, President Donald Trump continued sweeping actions, including ordering the shuttering of all executive branch diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and ordering all employees working in such offices to be placed on leave.
Businesses That Changed DEI Policies Prior to Trump's Executive Order
Several U.S. companies like Meta and Walmart cut back DEI initiatives before President Trump's executive order removed federal DEI programs.
Key directives in Trump DEI executive order for government, private sector
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order late on Tuesday that directed government agency chiefs to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies at federal agencies, federal contractors and in the private sector,
Trump orders all executive agencies to place DEI employees on leave: Updates
Tuesday marks President Donald Trump's first full day in office. Keep up with the USA TODAY Network's coverage of his top priorities for Americans.
Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
• Establish the Department of Government Efficiency under the Executive Office of the President until July 4, 2026. This is the entity led by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, and is charged with recommending cuts in federal programs and spending.
Trump orders all federal DEI staffers on leave while he dismantles their departments
Federal employees in DEI roles will be placed on leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to an OPM memo, following President Trump's executive order.
Trump revokes DEI mandates in rash of executive actions. What is a 'DEI hire?
President Trump executive actions target DEI and equal opportunity mandates from as far back as the 1960s. Here's what to know.
Several federal DEI webpages shutter in compliance with Trump’s executive order
Several federal departments removed their DEI-focused webpages after President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order dismantling the federal government’s diversity and inclusion programs.
Trump intensifies his war on private enterprise with anti-DEI executive action
Trump directed federal agencies to identify private sector groups engaged in "illegal discrimination" through diversity programs.
Trump revokes executive order banning discrimination in federal contracting
President Donald Trump this week revoked an executive order aimed at banning discrimination by federal contractors and ...
White House orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave
Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave ...
Tech firms in Trump's AI Stargate venture have touted DEI programs, clashing with new executive order
President Trump has announced a major AI initiative called "Stargate" -- but the firms involved have DEI policies that go ...
Donald Trump targets immigration, TikTok ban, DEI in slew of executive orders. What to know
Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Monday, ranging from DEI initiatives to the TikTok ban. What to know.
Trump orders end to DEI and signals restoring military base names
Trump is set to issue an executive order aimed at dismantling all DEI initiatives within the federal government, officials ...
Trump orders reflect his promises to roll back transgender protections and end DEI programs
Trump's first tasks as he takes office include signing executive orders to roll back protections for transgender people and ...
Equal Employment Opportunity: What to Know About Executive Order 11246
Learn about the history of Executive Order 11246 following President Trump’s executive order to eliminate DEI programs and ...