Pause on U.S. Funding Spreads Fear of H.I.V. Spike Across Africa
As he does every three months, Sibusiso traveled on Wednesday morning to a clinic in the capital of Eswatini, a tiny southern African nation, to get a refill of the…
Silicon Valley Tech Workers Quietly Protest Their Bosses’ Embrace of Trump
Quietly but unmistakably, the tampons, liners and pads reappeared in many of the men’s bathrooms at Meta’s offices. Days earlier, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, had made a series of…
Schools Rattled as Trump Administration Demands Scrutiny of Education Programs
The Trump administration directive seeking to pause federal financial assistance seeded widespread chaos and concern across the educational landscape on Tuesday, from early childhood programs to university research efforts. At…
Smithsonian Closes Diversity Office After Trump’s Executive Order
The Smithsonian Institution informed employees on Tuesday that it would close its diversity office, freeze hiring for all federal positions and require workers to return to in-person work in order…
Trump Moves Toward Pushing Openly Transgender People Out of Military
President Trump on Monday moved toward pushing openly transgender people out of the military, directed the Pentagon to end diversity programs and ordered the reinstatement of many service members dismissed…
Hegseth’s Views May Clash With Reality at Defense Department
Pete Hegseth, the newly confirmed defense secretary, has pledged to restore “the warrior ethos” to the U.S. military, which he believes has been weakened by its diversity. His view that…
Trump’s Moves to Upend Federal Bureaucracy Touch Off Fear and Confusion
An Education Department employee was attending a funeral this week when she got the call: She was being placed on administrative leave because she works on projects that connect Black…
How Trump Shifted Policy in Week 1, on Immigration, DEI and More
President Trump’s blunt message after a whirlwind week of executive orders and presidential proclamations may boil down to this: Take me at my word. During four years in political exile…
Target to End D.E.I. Policies as Trump Threatens Companies
Days after President Trump ordered federal agencies to investigate private sector entities for “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Target has become the latest major company to retreat on D.E.I.…
Trump Executive Order Prompts National Gallery to End Diversity Programs
Four years after it mounted a rebranding campaign that focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, the National Gallery of Art in Washington announced this week that it would end those…