It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
State education officials will be required to verify that they have eliminated all programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion that the administration deems unlawful, according to a new memo.
In addition to reductions at agency personnel, federal regulators are demanding $2.9 billion in contract cancellations, The Times has learned.
The administration concluded last month that Maine had violated federal law by allowing transgender athletes to play on girls’ or women’s teams.
The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world.
Supporters of the agency said its gutting could hurt minority-owned businesses that already face additional barriers to gaining capital.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues that the American dream is about more than cheap televisions, but inflation-weary consumers might disagree.
Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.
The Trump administration has discussed providing financial aid for farmers who may be subject to retaliation by America’s trading partners.
The staff of U.S.A.I.D. will be reduced to some 15 legally required positions. The agency employed about 10,000 people before the Trump administration entered office.
The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”