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Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump directives

Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump directives

The federal agency tasked with protecting workers' civil rights has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with directives from the White House, including President Donald Trump's executive order decreeing male and female as two "immutable" sexes.

Meet the federal worker who went rogue: 'I hope that it lights a fire under people'

Meet the federal worker who went rogue: 'I hope that it lights a fire under people'

NEW YORK (AP) -- To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucrats. But to some of her colleagues, she is giving a voice to those who feel they can't speak out.

Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret Service

Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret Service

As Congressional members on both sides of the aisle grilled U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Monday on how a gunman was able to fire shots at former President Donald Trump in an assassination attempt, several Republican lawmakers seized on gender and the agency's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts as among the reasons for the security failure.