A lawsuit appears to be the first challenge to the constitutionality of an executive order barring trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams.

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team said that it had “terminated” 89 of the department’s contracts, apparently targeting its research arm.

Trump is on the move.

Some of those put on leave said they had only a minimal connection to diversity or equity efforts.

The executive order was among several the president signed meant to steer American schools and universities to adopt Republican priorities, such as restricting how schools discuss racism and gender issues.

In 2017, Betsy DeVos barely survived her confirmation vote to become President Trump’s secretary of education.

Agencies are gripped with uncertainty about how to implement the blizzard of new policies as workers frantically try to assess the impact on their lives.

The administration will take steps to roll back federal support for racial equity and protections for transgender people.

With Monday’s authorization and 27 previous ones, the Biden administration has forgiven over $180 billion in student loans, even as its larger policy vision never took root.

The decision threw out the administration’s proposed regulations, which prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.