Education Department workers put on leave after taking diversity training during Trump's 1st term, union says
Dozens of employees who attended a diversity training course encouraged by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during President Donald Trump’s first term have been placed on paid leave, a union official told NBC News.
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Dozens of Education Department staffers on leave amid Trump's DEI purge
Dozens of employees with the Department of Education were placed on administrative leave Friday, allegedly after attending a diversity training course encouraged by then-Secretary Betsy DeVos ...The Hill - 5h -
US colleges returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump's 1st term
Schools and universities responding to complaints of sexual misconduct must return to policies created during President Donald Trump’s first term, with requirements for live hearings and more ...ABC News - 3d -
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia become the 1st to unionize
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Pennsylvania have voted to unionize, becoming the first group of employees to pull off a labor win at the Amazon-owned grocery store chainABC News - 6d -
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philly become the 1st to unionize
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philly have voted to unionize, becoming the first group of employees to pull off a labor win at the chain.CBS News - 6d -
US diversity staff put on leave as Trump orders end to federal DEI programs
President decrees end of DEI offices, roles and initiatives within 60 days and repeals civil rights-era equity policies. US politics live – latest updates . All US federal employees working in ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
President Trump signs order to end diversity programs, put federal DEI staffers on paid leave
A memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management went to every department and agency, and gave them until 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday to notify all federal employees who work on DEI programs ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
As Trump takes office, the European Union says it's ready to do business with the world
The European Union is keen to partner with countries around the world and is "open for business," European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.CNBC - Jan. 21 -
Service Workers Union Rejoins AFL-CIO After 20 Years as Labor Girds for Trump 2.0
The Service Employees International Union, which has 2 million members, will renew its affiliation with the umbrella labor union, bringing membership to about 15 million.Inc. - Jan. 9 -
Major service workers union joins forces with AFL-CIO as second Trump term looms
The Service Employees International Union said it is re-joining the AFL-CIO. With the addition of SEIU, membership will expand to 15 million workers.NBC News - Jan. 9
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Trump: Sovereign wealth fund could 'perhaps' do something with TikTok
President Trump signed an executive order to work towards establishing a "sovereign wealth fund," and hinted it could potentially be used to make deals with businesses like TikTok.NBC News - 2h -
Trump: Elon Musk won't do anything 'without our approval'
President Trump told reporters Elon Musk only had government access to "letting people go that he thinks are no good," and assured the public that his Department of Government Efficiency would not ...NBC News - 2h -
Rubio says he is the acting head of USAID
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporter traveling in El Salvador with him that he is the acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development and voiced his concerns about the ...NBC News - 3h -
Fear of FBI mass firings ramp up as Trump administration hopes to reshape the agency
The fear of mass firings at the FBI is ramping up as some agents have pre-emptively packed up their desks after President Donald Trump praised the firing of eight top FBI officials. NBC News’ Ryan ...NBC News - 6h -
Trump draws backlash over tariffs, including from top Republicans
President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on imports from China, Canada and Mexico is drawing widespread backlash including from key Republicans as those countries threaten to retaliate with tariffs ...NBC News - 7h
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Democrat places blanket hold on Trump’s State Department picks over targeting of USAID
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced Monday he will place a blanket hold on all of President Trump’s nominees to the State Department until ...The Hill - 35m -
Trump moves to develop sovereign wealth fund to 'create value for American citizens'
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18 House GOP lawmakers back Trump’s birthright citizenship order in court
A contingent of House Judiciary Committee Republicans backed President Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship, filing a brief Monday in a lawsuit filed by four Democratic state attorneys ...The Hill - 45m -
Court restores protections for critically endangered whales off New England
A Massachusetts court on Monday restored federal protections for endangered whales off New England against entanglement in fishing equipment, overruling a lower court that struck down the federal ...The Hill - 1h