The strange death of Affirmative Action
Lyndon Johnson’s Executive Order 11246, which required racially diverse hiring from federal contractors, had survived five ...
New Mount Soledad plaque honors Naval pilot who earned Medal of Honor in Vietnam
Cmdr. Clyde Lassen piloted a dangerous rescue mission in 1968 to save two Naval aviators shot down in the jungle ...
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Did Trump kill ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965’? Here’s why that claim caused confusion
Rossein said some people might have confused Johnson’s 1965 order with the 1964 Civil Rights Act he signed into law that went into effect July 5, 1965. That law created the Equal Employment ...
Why President Johnson Signed the Executive Order in 1965 That Trump Rescinded
The phrase "affirmative action" and much of the executive order Trump is repealing, itself built on one signed by Johnson's ...
Donald Trump takes aim at diversity initiatives, bedrock civil rights: 5 takeaways
While conservative activists praise these efforts as a return to meritocracy, left-leaning activists believe these actions ...
‘The Daily Show’ Calls Trump ‘MAGA John Oliver’ in Response to Anti-DEI Executive Orders | Video
Show" host Ronny Chieng joked Thursday that President Donald Trump is doing historical deep dives like he's "MAGA John Oliver ...
Trump revoked an anti-discrimination hiring rule. Here’s what it means.
Lyndon B. Johnson’s Executive Order 11246, promoting affirmative action in federal contracting, was among the number of DEI ...
White House Orders Release Of JFK Assassination Files And Leaves People On Edge
Buried under layers of secrecy and red tape, the full findings related to the homicides of President John F. Kennedy, his ...
Trump doesn't only want to end DEI. He's also voiding a Civil Rights-era anti-discrimination rule.
President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees or job applicants.
The naming of RFK Stadium was a classic tale of Washington intrigue
In the final days of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration, his Interior Department pulled a fast one on him, renaming ...
Roy S. Johnson: Trump’s pen-tossing Day One signings don’t make us better, let alone great
Trump's more than 100 (and counting) executive orders on Day One will prove to be more entertaining than effective.