President Trump has promised a “colorblind and merit-based” society, while also equating diversity with incompetence.

Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.

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

The Trump administration’s effort to get federal workers to leave their posts could lead to an exodus of experienced employees, some warned.

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.

The directive was another step in the Trump administration’s campaign to root out “woke” ideology from the federal government.

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.

We want to know what you think about the changes President Trump is making to federal government jobs. How are the administration’s new policies going to affect you and your work?

Staff members overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts were to be placed on paid administrative leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The direct appeal to President Trump on the first full day of his term was a remarkable moment at a National Cathedral event that traditionally has not been political.

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

The former vice president’s first acts as a nonelected official for the first time in decades could be a sign of what comes next.

President Biden will spend his final full day in office in Charleston, S.C., where five years ago he revived his flailing campaign.

Civil rights leaders and lawmakers have long said that Mr. Garvey’s 1923 conviction for mail fraud was unjust, arguing that he was targeted for his work.

President Biden’s remarks were largely a symbolic gesture of support for a century-long campaign to enshrine gender equality into the Constitution. But advocates said they could add heft to a future legal fight.

Mrs. Obama also declined to attend the funeral of Jimmy Carter last week, which would have put her face-to-face with Mr. Trump.

President Biden did not explicitly name President-elect Donald J. Trump, but his remarks went straight at the tension at the heart of the incoming White House.