(1) Trump Administration Live Updates: Latest News on Executive Orders and D.E.I. Crackdown – The New York Times

(1) Trump Administration Live Updates: Latest News on Executive Orders and D.E.I. Crackdown – The New York Times

Trump Administration Live Updates: Federal Workers Told to Inform on Colleagues Trying to Dodge D.E.I. Crackdown

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President Trump on Wednesday revoked a 60-year-old executive order banning discrimination in hiring practices in the federal government.Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Where Things Stand

  • A warning for workers: The Trump administration on Wednesday threatened federal employees with “adverse consequences” if they fail to report on colleagues who defy orders to purge diversity, equity and inclusion efforts from their agencies. Tens of thousands of workers were put on notice that officials will not tolerate efforts to “disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language.” Read more ›

  • Kennedy and Merck: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mr. Trump’s nominee for health secretary, plans to keep a financial stake he holds in litigation against Merck, the maker of Gardasil, a vaccine that protects against the human papillomavirus. If confirmed, Mr. Kennedy, one of the nation’s fiercest vaccine critics, would hold regulatory authority over Merck. Read more ›

  • Immigration: The Justice Department has ordered U.S. attorneys to investigate and prosecute state and city law enforcement officials if they refuse to enforce the Trump administration’s new immigration policies, according to a three-page internal department memo. The move comes as the Homeland Security Department prepares to make targeted raids into cities with high numbers of undocumented immigrants, and as a Defense Department officials said the Pentagon would be sending 1,500 troops to the Mexican border.

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