Trump orders all federal DEI employees placed on paid leave starting Wednesday
The Trump administration is ordering all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening, according to a new memo from the Office of Personnel Management.
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Trump orders all federal DEI employees be put on leave
President Trump is ordering all federal workers in diversity, equity and inclusion roles be placed on paid leave. It comes as the president faces backlash from both sides of the aisle for the ...NBC News - 5h -
Trump orders all federal DEI staff be put on leave
President Trump has ordered all federal offices to put their diversity, equity and inclusion employees on paid leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Trump signed an executive order Monday claiming that ...CBS News - 5h -
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U.S. Orders Federal D.E.I. Efforts to Shut Down by Wednesday Night
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Trump orders FAA to terminate DEI hiring efforts
President Trump on Tuesday issued an executive order directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to "return to non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring" and eliminate diversity, equity and ...The Hill - 13h -
Federal DEI employees to be placed on paid leave
The Trump administration has directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) employees be placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening. In a Tuesday memo, the U.S. Office of Personnel ...The Hill - 14h -
Trump executive order says federal government only recognizes "two sexes"
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Trump administration uses King's 'Dream' speech to introduce executive orders cutting DEI
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Trump orders federal workers back to office 5 days a week
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Trump signs executive orders on federal workforce, free speech
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Trump set to dismantle DEI within federal government in first day executive action
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Trump’s RTO Plans Could Slash Federal Employee Head Count
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Trump expected to issue executive orders recognizing two sexes and curbing DEI mandates
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Trump to issue executive orders defining sexes, ending DEI practices in government
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Spicer predicts over 100 executive orders 'by the time we wake up Wednesday'
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Trump set to break the all-time federal debt record amid inflation battle
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Fearing Trump deportations, migrants start leaving US voluntarily
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Supreme Court leaves TikTok ban in place
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