White House, DEI

Government websites suddenly went down this week. Here's what the White House has said about it.
Shortly after President Donald Trump took office, several federal websites and webpages for diversity measures and reproductive rights went dark.
White House orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave
Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” according to a post from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
White House OPM orders all DEI offices to begin closing by end of day Wednesday
The Office of Personnel Management tells agency and department heads they must close all DEIA offices by the end of Wednesday and put government workers in those offices on paid leave.
White House wants details on new federal employees by Friday
The White House told federal agencies to detail by Friday a list of federal employees who are on probationary status and make recommendations on whether they should remain on the job.
White House puts federal DEI employees on paid administrative leave
There are no more federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) jobs as President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning DEI programs in the federal government.
US Breaking: White House OPM Orders Immediate Closure of DEI Offices Nationwide
The White House has ordered all federal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices to close by Jan. 22, following an executive order by President Trump. DEI workers will be placed on paid administrative leave,
US government workers in federal DEI offices to be put on paid leave: White House
The Trump administration's latest directive requires federal agencies to eliminate DEI programs, remove associated webpages, and place DEI office employees on paid leave by January 31, 2025, as part of efforts to restore merit-based hiring practices.
Target is ending its DEI goals as workplace inclusion gets a strong opponent in the White House
Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in ...
White House asks Democratic members of federal privacy oversight board to quit
The Trump administration has asked the three Democratic members of the U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an ...
Spanish Version of White House Website Has Vanished (Again)
The Spanish-language website also vanished at the start of President Trump’s first term. No time frame was set for restoring ...
160 national security staffers are sent home as the White House aligns its team to Trump’s agenda
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has sidelined about 160 National Security Council staffers, telling them ...
Trump is finally firing people
In his first go-around, it took President Trump 10 days to make his first major firing. This time it started on Day 1. And it ...
Senate is preparing to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary in late evening vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth's nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation Friday, prioritizing ...
White House’s Spanish-language website taken down, briefly replaced with ‘Go Home’ message
Within hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the ...
Israel’s military will remain in Lebanon as ceasefire deadline nears
Israel said its forces will remain in southern Lebanon after UN and Lebanese forces moved too slowly under the truce with Hezbollah established in November, which remains unfulfilled.