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President Trump Returns To The White House

National

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

5:00am February 21, 2025

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.

President Trump Signs Executive Orders At Mar-a-Lago In Palm Beach, Florida

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Trump claims expanded power over independent agencies

12:02pm February 19, 2025

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.

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Artists protest new NEA restrictions

6:23pm February 18, 2025

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.

The revolution will be screenshot (hopefully)

9:09am February 14, 2025

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

PBS shutters DEI office

6:07pm February 11, 2025

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.

GM Reclaims Spot As Top Automaker In U.S., As It Overtakes Toyota

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

5:00am February 07, 2025

by A Martínez

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

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President Trump Signs No Men In Women's Sports Executive Order

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

5:20pm February 05, 2025

by Danielle Kurtzleben

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."

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New Cars Are Shown At The Detroit Auto Show In Michigan

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

5:00am January 30, 2025

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

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The Inauguration Of Donald J. Trump As The 47th President

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

12:36am January 22, 2025

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.

Trump is signing a flurry of executive orders. Here's how those work

2:03pm January 21, 2025

Trump is kicking off his second term with a flurry of executive actions. Here's a look at the three main types — orders, proclamations and memorandums — and how they typically work.