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President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at cutting federal support for gender transitions for people under age 19, his latest move to roll back protections for transgender people across the country. “It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the

As President Donald Trump paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching directive, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation’s neediest families and children. Across the country, staff trying to access Medicaid and Head

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next week — an unprecedented move to shrink the U.S. government at breakneck speed. A memo from the Office of Personnel Management, the government’s human resources agency, also said it

In an unprecedented late-night purge of government employees on Monday, President Donald Trump removed two commissioners on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission years before their terms were to expire. One of those commissioners, Charlotte A. Burrows, who is Black, and her attorneys reacted to the firing on Tuesday. “Late last

After doubling down on its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, wholesale giant Costco is being pressured by Republican state officials to abandon its commitment. In a letter to Costco CEO Ron Vachris signed by 19 attorneys general and led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Iowa Attorney General Brenna

While many people are familiar with the controversial takes of internet personality DJ Akademiks, whether he’s adding fuel to the flames of rap beefs or jumping in Twitter debates, Akademiks words have recently gotten him into a different kind of hot water. Last week, DJ Akademiks, 35, joined NourGxd, a

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological review to uproot progressive initiatives. The Trump administration plan plunged the U.S. government into panic and confusion and set the stage for a constitutional clash over control of

Grant Ellis’ historic debut as the second Black lead of “The Bachelor” got off to a passionate start before he was even in the mansion. On Monday, season 29 of the long-running reality dating show starring Ellis as the man looking for love among 25 women kicked off on ABC

Amid concerns about whether President Donald Trump‘s anti-DEI orders should be interpreted as the federal government ending its tradition of observing Black History Month, Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House “certainly still intends to celebrate.” “We will continue to celebrate American history and the contributions that all

A jury of 12 plus three alternates were sworn in Tuesday in the criminal misconduct trial of a former Georgia prosecutor charged with interfering in the police investigation of the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery. White men with guns and pickup trucks chased and fatally shot the running Black man on