White House, DEI and Karoline Leavitt

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 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.
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Executive Order Ends DEI Efforts in Government, Federal Contracting
Find out more about the new executive order that requires agencies to terminate all discriminatory and illegal preferences, ...
Layoffs loom as Trump administration orders leave for federal DEI workers
Employees of diversity, equity and inclusion programs are to be placed on administrative leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Agencies ...
Stephen A. Smith explains his 'concerns' over the end of DEI measures, reminds people why they were needed
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith explains his concerns with the removal of DEI measures and details the history of why they were ...
How Many Federal DEI Employees Are There in the U.S.?
Donald Trump issued an executive order when he took office in January 2025, removing Joe Biden’s DEI programs in the ...
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Trump issues more executive orders targeting immigration and DEI
President Donald Trump's second term in the White House began with a flurry of unilateral actions and he's showing no signs ...
‘The swamp’ left in ‘shock’ after Trump uproots federal DEI: Brendan Carr
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr reflected on how “wild” the past two days have been under Trump’s leadership, during which the president “turned the ship around” through multiple executive actions.