Trump is rolling back a Civil Rights era anti discrimination rule

Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat

Target joins Walmart, Meta, McDonald's and a wave of other major companies pulling back on DEI programs.

CNBC - 4h

Trump Federal Contracting Order Reverses 60 Years of Anti-Discrimination Progress

As part of Trump’s onslaught on longstanding federal policies, his action affecting government contracting cancels an order signed by LBJ that was integral to the civil rights movement of the 1960s

Inc. - 7h

How Europe Is Preparing for a New Era of Trump

World leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Jeanna Smialek, a New York Times reporter, describes how there was a veneer of anxiety over the ...

The New York Times - 2d

Trump and Vance back anti-abortion activists in March for Life speeches

Both president and vice-president indicate US justice department will no longer prosecute anti-abortion activists. In addresses to the March for Life, the nation’s largest anti-abortion rally, ...

The Guardian - 1h

Target latest company to roll back DEI programs

Target has announced it is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, becoming the latest corporation to do so following President Trump’s election. In a memo sent to ...

The Hill - 3h

Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat

Target on Friday said it’s rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs — including some that aim to make its workforce and merchandise better reflect its customers.

NBC News - 5h

Trump is rolling back a Civil Rights-era anti-discrimination rule

President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees or job applicants.

CBS News - 11h

Advocates ‘deeply worried’ as Trump’s justice department halts new civil rights cases

Call to stop civil rights cases follows order putting staff on federal DEI programs on leave as a prelude to shutting programs down. US politics live – latest updates The Department of Justice ...

The Guardian - 1d

Trump DOJ leaders freeze civil rights litigation, police reform agreements

The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform agreements with local departments that were negotiated under the Biden ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump revokes executive order banning discrimination in federal contracting

In a memo, the White House said the decades-old order had undermined "our national unity."

NBC News - 1d

Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog

The Trump White House has told three Democratic-selected members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, which would stop the independent agency from functioning.

The New York Times - 2d

The New Rules of the Trump Era

Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica discuss the oligarchic power dynamics of the second Trump administration.

The New York Times - 2d

Trump rolls back effort to lower Medicare, Medicaid drug costs

Trump’s executive order halts an effort to cap the copayment for generic medications at $2 for Medicare beneficiaries.

MarketWatch - 2d

GOP-led states emboldened to roll back trans rights. Dems struggle with response

Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender rights and gender-affirming care

ABC News - 2d

Markets brace for Trump-era volatility

US stocks ticked higher but currencies swung the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration

Financial Times - 2d

Trump rolls back Biden directive to study methods of lowering prescription costs

Among the dozens of Biden-era executive orders he rescinded on day one, President Trump nixed one that aimed to explore new health care payment models that would lower prescription costs for ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump UN nominee backs Israeli claims of biblical rights to West Bank

Elise Stefanik’s comments at Senate hearing align her with Israeli far right and highlight US-UN rifts over Israel policy . Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations has ...

The Guardian - 3d

Biden pardons civil rights leader on last day

Garvey, one of the earliest internationally-known Black civil rights leaders, was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.

ABC News - 4d

New Trump era launches with second inauguration

Washington is set to roll out the red carpet for President-elect Trump. In 2017, Trump felt like an outsider setting up shop in the nation’s capital. The upset winner of the presidential election ...

The Hill - 4d

Trump Will Strip Protections from Career Civil Servants, Miller Says

The incoming deputy chief of staff told lawmakers that early action would include directives to give President-elect Donald J. Trump more control over federal workers, as well as on energy and ...

The New York Times - 4d

Biden Pardons Five More People, Including Civil Rights Leader Marcus Garvey

Civil rights advocates and lawmakers have long said that Mr. Garvey’s 1923 conviction for mail fraud was unjust, arguing that he was targeted for his work.

The New York Times - 5d

Biden pardons 5, including late civil rights activist and Virginia Speaker

President Biden on Sunday announced pardons for five individuals, including multiple civil rights advocates, and commuted the sentences of two others. “America is a country built on the promise of ...

The Hill - 5d

TikTok Went Dark. Then It Came Right Back

So far, the TikTok ban has only resulted in a brief outage.

Inc. - 5d

Appeals Court Rules DACA, Obama-Era Immigration Program, Is Illegal

But the judges stayed their ruling and for now, hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients will continue to have protection from deportation.

The New York Times - 6d

Remote Work for Civil Servants Faces a Challenge Under Trump

Federal employees and others in the capital have grown attached to work-from-home arrangements. But hybrid work may disappear in the second Trump era.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

‘We are ready’: the ACLU is prepared to fight Trump’s attacks on civil liberties

Organization faces arguably its biggest test with Trump’s return to power with deportation, free speech and immigration on the agenda. The American Civil Liberties Union, a leading defender of ...

The Guardian - Jan. 17

New French PM opens door to rolling back Macron’s pensions reform

François Bayrou’s offer to review law comes as he seeks allies to help pass deficit-cutting budget

Financial Times - Jan. 14

Thousands of students protest in Serbia against violation of civil rights, spy agency crackdown

Serbia’s striking university students have protested outside the Balkan country’s top court to draw their attention to what they say have been violations of their civil rights under the populist ...

ABC News - Jan. 13

Meta joins companies rolling back some DEI policies

McDonald's announced earlier this week that the company would end some initiatives centered on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI.

ABC News - Jan. 10

EU fears Trump rolling back Biden-era measures

Bloc concerned about president-elect reversing US sanctions against Russia and other policies

Financial Times - Jan. 10

Alec Baldwin sues prosecutors in Rust trial, alleging civil rights violations

Actor has filed civil lawsuit claiming prosecutors targeted him for professional or political gain, and intentionally concealed evidence that vindicated him. Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Australia violated rights of asylum seekers on Nauru, UN watchdog rules

United Nations human rights committee says decision should serve as warning to other nations considering outsourcing asylum processing. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Anita Bryant, anti-gay rights activist and singer, dead at 84

Anita Bryant Dry, known popularly Anita Bryant — a singer and crusader against the progress of gay rights — has died at the age of 84, her family announced in an obituary.

The Hill - Jan. 10

Meta Rolls Back Hate Speech Rules

Advocates say Meta’s decision to loosen content moderation could lead to serious harms.

Inc. - Jan. 8

Virginia Holds the First Elections of the New Trump Era

Voters are going to the polls on Tuesday in three special elections for the legislature that will serve as barometers of political energy for both parties.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

McDonald's says it is rolling back some of its diversity practices

McDonald's joins other major corporations in unwinding its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

CBS News - Jan. 6

McDonald's rolls back diversity goals

Fast food giant McDonald’s has become the latest company to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments following the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision ending affirmative action in ...

The Hill - Jan. 6