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The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, D.C. has stopped its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, following an executive order by President Donald Trump to end these programs on Monday.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Donald Trump’s executive order designating cartels as terrorist organizations could give his administration greater power to impose economic sanctions, restrict travel, and potentially take military action abroad.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
Bass issued an emergency executive order Tuesday to shore up Los Angeles burn areas that are vulnerable to mudslides and debris flow.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declassify FBI files related to the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Senator and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
—Essence News Editors, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Donald Trump’s executive order designating cartels as terrorist organizations could give his administration greater power to impose economic sanctions, restrict travel, and potentially take military action abroad.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
Bass issued an emergency executive order Tuesday to shore up Los Angeles burn areas that are vulnerable to mudslides and debris flow.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declassify FBI files related to the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Senator and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
—Essence News Editors, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Executive order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20order. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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