Trump Cracks Down on Diversity Initiatives Celebrated in His First Term
Top Education Department officials during the president’s prior administration routinely hailed diversity efforts. Now employees who participated in them have faced reprisals.
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Trump imposes his vision on America in departure from first-term stumbles
President Donald Trump is going further than ever before to enforce his decisionsABC News - 22h -
Trump is already surpassing his first-term's progress on fighting government waste
Former Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mick Mulvaney, criticizes the slush fund built by his predecessor, Richard Cordray, and former director Rohit Chopra, and hopes ...The Hill - 18h -
Disney Refocuses Diversity Initiatives to Prioritize Business Outcomes
The entertainment giant joins other major companies rolling back and recasting its DEI policies.Inc. - Feb. 12 -
Trump and the 'unitary executive': The presidential power theory driving his 2nd term
President Trump's flurry of executive actions and orders spark a critical question: Does he have the power he claims to have?ABC News - Feb. 7 -
Wall Street Journal: Trump repeating first-term 'blunder'
The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is warning President Trump is making similar mistakes on trade to those during his first term in the White House. Noting Trump's orders imposing 25 ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
US cracks down on Russian ransomware networks
The U.S. took aim at two separate Russian ransomware networks Tuesday, announcing new sanctions and arrests against a Russia-based internet service provider and several Russian nationals. The ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
EU cracks down on fast fashion and food waste
Ecommerce groups will be forced to cover costs of collecting, sorting and recyclingFinancial Times - 17h -
Wright announces first new natural gas export approval of second Trump term
Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued the Trump administration’s first export authorization for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project Friday, part of a broader push to promote fossil fuel ...The Hill - 5d -
Control of Wisconsin Supreme Court up for grabs in first battleground race of Trump's new term
Wisconsin voters will return to the polls this spring for the first major election in a battleground state since the 2024 presidential race.NBC News - 4d
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