Duke cuts $299 million through buyouts and building closures in response to federal funding cuts, with 599 staff taking buyouts and 45 laid off.
Justice Department is using False Claims Act, traditionally for billing fraud, to investigate Google, Verizon and other federal contractors for maintaining diversity hiring programs.
HHS refers Seattle Children’s Hospital to inspector general over transgender youth care, the administration’s third action against the facility after a failed subpoena and stripped NIH grants.
University of Kentucky law professor challenging use of IHRA antisemitism definition after removal from classroom; university’s investigator is Project 2025 contributor.
Antioch, California agrees to police reforms including independent review board after scandal that sent three officers to prison for excessive force and falsifying reports.
HHS proposes barring hospitals from Medicare and Medicaid if they provide gender-affirming care to minors, with FDA issuing warning letters to 12 breast binder manufacturers.
EEOC chair asks white men to report workplace discrimination on social media, promising the agency will help them “recover money under federal civil rights laws.”
Texas Attorney General launches tip line encouraging public to report suspected bathroom bill violations, though photographing restrooms is illegal.
Two senators freeze Coast Guard commandant nomination after new policy downgrades swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.”
Maryland legislature overrides first Black governor’s veto to create reparations commission studying Jim Crow era, as federal attacks on diversity programs intensify.
Interior Department orders national parks to review gift shops and remove items related to diversity, equity and inclusion by Dec. 19, part of effort to keep parks “neutral spaces.”
Rubio orders State Department to switch back to Times New Roman, calling Biden’s accessibility-driven Calibri adoption a “degradation” of official correspondence.
Justice Department repeals 50-year-old civil rights rules barring policies that disproportionately harm people of color, skips public comment process.
SBA orders all 4,300 certified minority small business contractors to turn over three years of financial records by Jan. 5 or face removal from program.
Twelve FBI agents sue Patel and Bondi claiming they were fired in September for kneeling during 2020 George Floyd protests five years earlier.
Education Department asks 250 employees it fired in March to temporarily return and clear civil rights case backlog, while still appealing their terminations in court.
Former federal workers file class action over DEI purge, alleging administration compiled target lists in November 2024 and fired DHS workforce that was 72% women, 36% Black
Trump says Omar should be “thrown the hell out of our country” and barred from Congress in second consecutive day of anti-Somali tirades.
University of Alabama suspends student magazines for Black and female students, citing non-binding Bondi DEI memo that contains no guidance on student publications.
Northwestern agrees to pay federal government $75 million to settle antisemitism claims and restore $790 million frozen in April, fourth major university to pay Trump administration.
Consumer boycott campaign targets Amazon, Target, and Home Depot from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday over DEI rollbacks, ICE collaboration, and Trump donations.
Hegseth plans to sever century-old military ties with Scouting America, claiming support for “genderless” organization harms national security, as Navy secretary warns policy is “too restrictive.”
Coast Guard restores “hate symbols” language for swastikas and nooses after public outcry, but new policy still weakens investigation requirements and eliminates transgender references.
State Department instructs embassies to classify DEI policies, abortion subsidies, and hate speech laws as human rights violations in annual global report.
Coast Guard reclassifies swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive” rather than hate incidents, despite acting Commandant Kevin Lunday denying this weakens protections.
Federal judge blocks Trump from withholding UC research funds or demanding $1.2 billion settlement restricting academic freedom, calling administration “coercive and retaliatory” in fourth ruling against funding cuts since June.
Texas A&M regents require president’s approval for courses on race and gender, using AI to audit all syllabi and 24/7 student reporting as professor warns policy prevents teaching Holocaust.
HUD plan cuts permanent housing funds by two-thirds, threatening 170,000 disabled formerly homeless people with return to streets while shifting billions to work requirements and treatment mandates.
Spanberger calls for pause in UVA president search until her inauguration, citing legitimacy concerns after faculty and student no confidence votes in Youngkin-appointed board.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to narrow Equal Credit Opportunity Act fair-lending rules by de-emphasizing disparate impact standard that polices unintentional racial and gender discrimination in lending, housing, and education.
Labor Department launches social media campaign with AI-generated images almost exclusively showing white men, which experts compare to Nazi and New Deal propaganda.
Cornell pays $30 million settlement and invests $30 million in agricultural research to restore $250 million in frozen federal funding and close investigations.
California Supreme Court unanimously upholds law forbidding nursing home employees from misgendering LGBT residents, rejecting First Amendment challenge.
Trump elevates Andrea Lucas to EEOC chair after agency litigation dropped to 93 lawsuits from 143 two years earlier as commission abandons gender identity and disparate impact cases.
Sixth Circuit rules 10 to 7 that Ohio school district cannot punish students for using biological pronouns when referring to transgender classmates.
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to limit passport sex markers to male or female based on birth sex, reversing Biden policy that allowed transgender people to self-select gender or choose “X” marker.
Judge orders White House to immediately provide American Sign Language interpreters at press briefings after administration stopped using them in January despite hundreds of thousands of Americans communicating mainly in ASL.
Pentagon memo from Oct. 8 allows commanders to override separation boards that vote to keep trans troops, ending boards’ longstanding independence.
Trump bars public service loan forgiveness for workers at organizations supporting immigration or providing gender transition care for minors, effective July 2026.
Justice Department reaches deal with University of Virginia to close civil rights probes once school prohibits DEI programs, four months after forcing President Ryan to resign.
North Carolina House advances GOP redistricting plan flipping swing district to Republicans at Trump’s urging as former Black rep who held seat denounces “power grab.”
Alabama library board considers rule banning books depicting transgender procedures or gender ideology from children’s sections statewide.
Former Amazon driver sues EEOC for dropping her sex discrimination case over inadequate bathroom breaks after Trump executive order ended disparate impact investigations.
University of Pennsylvania and USC reject Trump administration’s federal funding deal requiring tuition freezes, international student caps, and gender restrictions in exchange for preferential grant access.
EPA canceled $20 million Alaska flood protection grant five months before catastrophic flooding hit Kipnuk, where Lee Zeldin called it wasteful DEI grant despite community’s vulnerability.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from imposing conditions on domestic violence grants that would bar groups from promoting DEI or providing abortion resources.
MIT rejects Trump compact exchanging federal funding for adoption of administration priorities on gender, admissions and campus speech.
Wyoming librarian fired after refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books and defending Pride Month wins $700,000 settlement from Campbell County after nearly 30 years of service.
Trump pauses $2.1 billion for Chicago Red Line extension to South Side citing minority set-aside contracts during shutdown as city vows lawsuit and senators call it illegal retaliation.
White House offers 9 universities preferential federal funding in exchange for capping foreign enrollment at 15%, screening students for views ‘hostile’ to U.S., and sharing discipline records with immigration authorities.
