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Trump signed an order ending DEI. Here’s what it means for Fortune 500 companies

On Monday, the president signed an executive order putting an end to all federal DEI initiatives, calling them “illegal,” “immoral,” and “discriminatory.” Within 60 days of the announcement, agencies must “coordinate the termination” of all programs.

U.S. News & World Report · 14h

Attorney Groups Push Back Against Trump DEI Order

Two major U.S. state bar associations have pushed back after President Donald Trump took aim at efforts to promote more diversity in the legal profession. Trump in an executive order on Tuesday included state and local bar associations as targets for federal civil probes into private-sector diversity,

Fast Company · 1d

Trump orders all federal DEI staff to be put on leave

Trump's executive order ends the government's DEI programs, impacting everything from anti-bias training to funding for minority homeowners.

Costco, DEI

Newsweek on MSN · 12h

Costco Rejects Shareholder Proposal to Scale Back DEI

Costco's stance in support of DEI contrasts with the positions taken by other big consumer brands, including Walmart and McDonald's.

AOL · 20m

Costco won't join DEI backlash. Why shareholders rejected anti-'woke' proposal.

Costco shareholders voted down an investor proposal from a right-leaning think tank that urged management to investigate the business risks of DEI.

Wall Street Journal · 16h

Anti-DEI Proposal Rejected by 98% of Costco Investors

DEI has its defenders at Costco. Shareholders rejected--by a vote tally of around 98% to 2%--a proposal by a conservative activist group pushing the company to revisit its DEI policies. While many other companies have retreated from their DEI programs,

President Trump's latest executive orders hit DEI and more

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Businesses That Changed DEI Policies Prior to Trump's Executive Order

Several U.S. companies like Meta and Walmart cut back DEI initiatives before President Trump's executive order removed federal DEI programs.

Reuters · 2h

Shareholder cases challenging DEI programs could get boost from Trump’s executive order

For U.S. publicly traded companies weighing the future of their diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order gutting affirmative action measures, the risks go beyond getting hit with a federal probe.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Live updates: President Trump's latest executive orders hit DEI and more

On his first full day in office Tuesday, President Donald Trump continued sweeping actions, including ordering the shuttering of all executive branch diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and ordering all employees working in such offices to be placed on leave.

‘Nothing short of a bombshell.’ Trump takes aim at DEI — and universities.

The president's sweeping executive order threatens investigations of universities with endowments over $1 billion.

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Trump message to corporate America: Stop 'illegal' DEI or face investigations

President Trump's warning to “end illegal DEI discrimination” or face civil rights investigations is expected to have ...

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Trump’s orders to end DEI programs reflect his push for a profound cultural shift

President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders to end the government’s diversity, equity and inclusion effort mark a sea change for ...

Amid concerns over Trump's DEI executive order, Michigan civil rights attorney says workers have other protections

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 includes a provision banning employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It also established the Equal Employment Opportunity ...

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Tech firms in Trump's AI Stargate venture have touted DEI programs, clashing with new executive order

President Trump has announced a major AI initiative called "Stargate" -- but the firms involved have DEI policies that go ...

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Federal workers placed on leave by Trump's DEI order are angry and fearful of what lies ahead

Longtime federal workers say they have become pawns in a battle for political control, that their DEI work is misunderstood and they fear they're under surveillance.