32 h. ago Trump rolls his eyes as Democrat has sign with a bizarre four

Rep. Melanie Stansbury held up a sign as she came face-to-face with President Trump as he entered the House chamber for his address to a joint session of Congress.

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47 h. ago Trump’s rollback of AI guardrails leaves US workers ‘at real risk’, labor experts warn

Measures issued by Joe Biden were swiftly repealed, leaving employees vulnerable to downgraded jobsDonald Trump’s rollback of basic guardrails for artificial intelligence leaves US workers “at real risk”, labor experts have warned.Protections introduced under Joe Biden to ensure the safe, secure and trustworthy development and use of AI were swiftly repealed by the Trump administration – as top executives outlined sweeping plans to overhaul the labor force. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago US DEI professionals: how have Trump’s executive orders affected your work?

We would like to hear from those working in diversity, equity and inclusion and how they feel about Trump’s rollbacksDonald Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at unwinding the federal government’s decades-long push to ensure an inclusive workplace that reflects American society.The Trump administration ordered all US federal employees working in diversity offices to be put on paid leave and their programs ended, although a judge recently blocked the orders. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Trump may be pandering to Putin, but we cannot roll out the red carpet for him

Our national friendship with the US will certainly not be sustained by the sort of performance put up by Sir Keir Starmer in Washington last week, or by the way he was treated in the Oval Office.

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8 d. ago Trump may rue firing experts when environmental rollbacks land in court

Advocacy groups are better prepared than the first term for legal challenges – but will the administration obey rulings?Amid spending freezes and policy rollbacks from Donald Trump, environmental advocacy groups are gearing up for a long series of legal showdowns with the administration.The experience of suing Trump during his first term has left the movement better prepared, but the court battles will still be daunting, with the administration appearing to test the nation’s legal boundaries in an effort to consolidate power under the executive branch. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Party of one: Donald Trump’s 75 minutes at CPAC talking about himself

Contemptuous and sure of himself, the US president boasted of his victories and taunted his enemiesGod save the king. Drunk on power, Donald Trump spent Saturday afternoon before adoring fans, boasting of his victories, taunting his enemies and casting himself as America’s absolute monarch, supreme leader and divine emperor rolled into one.Trump’s appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the National Harbor in Maryland began with country singer Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA and raucous cheers in a crowded ballroom that included January 6 insurrectionists. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Judge pauses sweeping Trump orders rolling back diversity programs, warning of threat of ‘pernicious’ enforcement

Executive orders eliminated diversity programs and spending in federal government and pressured private companies and government contractors to do the same

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