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News Articles: executive orders

A view of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C., at sunset in September 2013.

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  • Arts & Life

How will Trump's executive order affect the Smithsonian?

The Smithsonian Institution, a vast complex of research centers, museums and galleries, is the latest culture target of President Trump's executive orders.

March 28, 2025
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By:
  • Jennifer Vanasco and
  • Elizabeth Blair
A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is removed in Richmond, Va., in September 2021. It was one of many monuments and statues to Confederate leaders removed or relocated following protests after George Floyd's murder in 2020.

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  • Arts & Life

Trump wants to restore statues and monuments. Will that happen?

The President's executive order on "restoring truth and sanity to American history" calls on the Department of the Interior to ensure that any monuments, statues or memorials under its jurisdiction "do not contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times)."

March 28, 2025
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
The entry to the Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C.

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  • Arts & Life

Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul

The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.

March 28, 2025
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
President Trump departs after speaking with reporters in the Grand Foyer during a tour at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Monday.

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  • Politics

Federal judge blocks Trump effort to ban transgender troops from military service

The decision by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes blocks the Department of Defense from carrying through with a policy directive designed to remove transgender service members from the military.

March 18, 2025
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By:
  • Elena Moore
An empty elementary school classroom is seen on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York. Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year.

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  • Race

If you see something (woke), say something

Code Switch's Gene Demby looks into the Department of Education's new end-DEI portal that asks Americans to narc on their local public schools.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Gene Demby
A man walks past a branch of Signature Bank in New York City on March 13, 2023. After Signature Bank collapsed during the 2023 regional banking crisis, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said it didn't have enough qualified examiners to catch the problems that had led to the bank's failure.

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  • Business

The FDIC's goal is to prevent another banking crisis. It's now also a Trump target

President Trump's sweeping cuts to the federal government are also threatening a key banking watchdog.

February 27, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
President Trump returns to the White House on Feb. 19 after spending the weekend and the first two days of the week in Florida.

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  • Politics

From Ukraine to DOGE: Here's everything that happened with Trump this week

NPR rounds up what happened this week, the fourth week of President Trump's administration, and takes a look at some developments that have been overlooked.

February 21, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
President Trump speaks during a press conference Tuesday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

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  • Politics

Trump claims expanded power over independent agencies

The executive order would affect agencies like the SEC and FDIC, but it excludes the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors and Open Market Committee.

February 19, 2025
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
The logo for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as seen in Washington, DC.

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  • Arts & Life

Artists protest new NEA restrictions

Hundreds of artists signed a letter sent to the National Endowment for the Arts asking it to reverse policy changes made as a result of recent executive orders issued by President Trump.

February 18, 2025
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman

Tagged as: 

  • Perspective

The revolution will be screenshot (hopefully)

Code Switch's B.A. Parker takes a look at the many ways our digital world is being erased.

February 14, 2025
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By:
  • B.A. Parker
PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger speaks at the PBS's Executive Session at the 2017 Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif. PBS is closing its DEI office following executive orders from President Donald Trump aimed at rolling back workplace DEI efforts.

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  • Arts & Life

PBS shutters DEI office

The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.

February 11, 2025
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
A GMC pickup truck is displayed for sale on a lot at a General Motors dealership in Austin, Texas. Last year, General Motors told investors in its annual report that "we are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion." But in its latest report, published last week, GM doesn't mention diversity once.

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  • Business

Exclusive: GM, Pepsi, Disney, others scrub some DEI references from investor reports

Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds.

February 08, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
President Trump signed the "No Men in Women's Sports" executive order in the East Room at the White House on Wednesday. The order prohibits transgender women from competing in women's sports.

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  • Politics

Trump signs order that seeks to ban transgender athletes from women's sports

President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at preventing transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. It's the latest in a series of actions focused on "gender ideology."

February 05, 2025
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
A Powering Michigan display about electric vehicles and charging is shown at the 2025 Detroit Auto Show on Jan. 10. The Biden administration promoted electric vehicles through a range of policies, which the Trump administration is in the process of reversing.

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  • Business

Trump's pulling a U-turn on EVs, but not much has changed — yet

President Trump has charted a new course for electric vehicle policy in the U.S. While the direction is clear, the details aren't.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
President Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Trump administration puts federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff on leave

Employees in the programs will be placed on paid administrative leave. Agencies have the next few days to submit reports on how they are complying with the orders, including plans to fire them.

January 22, 2025
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
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