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DEI, Trump

Trump signed an order ending DEI. Here’s what it means for Fortune 500 companies

On Monday, the president signed an executive order putting an end to all federal DEI initiatives, calling them “illegal,” “immoral,” and “discriminatory.” Within 60 days of the announcement, agencies must “coordinate the termination” of all programs.

U.S. News & World Report · 14h

Attorney Groups Push Back Against Trump DEI Order

Two major U.S. state bar associations have pushed back after President Donald Trump took aim at efforts to promote more diversity in the legal profession. Trump in an executive order on Tuesday included state and local bar associations as targets for federal civil probes into private-sector diversity,

Inc · 2h

Trump Says DEI Is Illegal. Here’s the Truth

DEI history. The term refers to a broad array of programs and policies that supporters say promote the fair treatment and full participation of groups that historically have been

President Trump's latest executive orders hit DEI and more

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

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.

Reuters · 2h

Shareholder cases challenging DEI programs could get boost from Trump’s executive order

For U.S. publicly traded companies weighing the future of their diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order gutting affirmative action measures, the risks go beyond getting hit with a federal probe.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

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.

DEI, Costco

USA Today · 2h

Costco won't join DEI backlash. Why shareholders rejected anti-'woke' proposal.

Costco shareholders voted down an investor proposal from a right-leaning think tank that urged management to investigate the business risks of DEI.

Wall Street Journal · 2h

Anti-DEI Proposal Rejected by 98% of Costco Investors

DEI has its defenders at Costco. Shareholders rejected--by a vote tally of around 98% to 2%--a proposal by a conservative activist group pushing the company to revisit its DEI policies. While many other companies have retreated from their DEI programs,

Washington Examiner · 4h

Costco clings to DEI as other companies abandon practice

The Costco board of directors called on investors to vote against a proposal evaluating DEI's "financial risks to shareholders."

Federal DEI Employees Placed On Leave By Trump

Seattle Times · 23h

Federal workers ordered to report on colleagues over DEI crackdown

The Trump administrationthreatened employees with “adverse consequences” if they fail to report on colleagues who defy orders to purge DEI efforts from their agencies.

NBC News on MSN · 33m

Federal workers placed on leave by Trump's DEI order are angry and fearful of what lies ahead

Longtime federal workers say they have become pawns in a battle for political control, that their DEI work is misunderstood and they fear they're under surveillance.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Trump targeted federal workers in his opening act, starting with DEI employees

President Donald Trump targeted federal workers in an opening act aimed at exerting political control over a sprawling bureaucracy — putting federal diversity, equity and inclusion employees on leave,

‘Nothing short of a bombshell.’ Trump takes aim at DEI — and universities.

The president's sweeping executive order threatens investigations of universities with endowments over $1 billion.

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What is DEI, and why is it dividing America?

Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have come under attack in American boardrooms, state legislatures and college ...

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Trump order ending federal DEI programs leaves agencies and stakeholders on uncertain ground

Federal agencies, employees and contractors are trying to process how President Donald Trump's sweeping anti-DEI executive order will upend their work.

Amid concerns over Trump's DEI executive order, Michigan civil rights attorney says workers have other protections

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 includes a provision banning employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It also established the Equal Employment Opportunity ...