Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” according to a post from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

In a significant and controversial move, the White House website underwent a makeover on Inauguration Day, resulting in the removal of numerous pages dedicated to LGBTQ rights and related issues. Among the deleted content are vital resources such as the White House’s equity report,

Various pages about LGBTQ rights and lives in the U.S. have been wiped from the official White House site, LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD has reported.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House on January 20, Republicans will have a majority in the Senate. This means that his Cabinet nominees will likely face an easier path to confirmation, even for those who may have surrounded themselves with controversies.

The economy added 256,000 job in December, the Labor Department reported on Friday. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Biden-Harris administration was the only administration to gain jobs every month. "We had zero months with job losses.

The administration announced it would penalize its largest-ever batch of companies linked to Xinjiang, including major suppliers of critical minerals and textiles.

The U.S. labor market added 256,000 jobs in December, a strong showing at the end of 2024, as the labor market revved up toward the end of the year. The unemployment rate also improved, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics,