World & Nation
Federal agencies have been directed to compile a list of DEI offices and workers and develop a reduction-in-force plan against those federal workers.
The Spanish profile of the White House on X, @LaCasaBlanca, and the government page on reproductive freedom also were disbanded.
Politics
The order sparked uncertainty over a crucial financial lifeline for states, schools and organizations that rely on trillions of dollars from Washington.
The head of the FAA, who led enforcement policy against Boeing after an in-flight incident, will step down to let Trump name his choice to lead the agency.
California
President-elect Donald Trump has proposed a variety of policies that experts say could both worsen and improve the housing crisis. What actually happens depends on which ideas become reality.
California will help lead a coalition of states in suing to block a White House budget office order halting “all federal financial assistance.”
The Democratic-controlled Senate passed the measure in August, but the Republican-led House brought it to the floor only after Trump was reelected.
As part of President Trump’s immigration crackdown, his administration is suing Chicago and Illinois over what are known as sanctuary laws.
Lawyers asked a judge to reverse a stop work order on programs that provide detainees basic legal information, arguing that the funds had already been appropriated by Congress.
Haitian leader says Trump administration decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be ‘catastrophic’ for Haiti.