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New Executive Order Further Targets DEI Initiatives

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President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), "Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors," on March 26, 2026. This EO adds to several executive orders previously issued by the President aimed at dismantling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs within the federal government and among private-sector federal contractors. This order represents a major escalation by moving from general policy statements to enforceable contract terms. The new EO orders federal agencies to include by April 6 a mandatory clause in all new and existing contracts (and subcontracts at all tiers) prohibiting "racially discriminatory DEI activities".


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Trump Picks Former Congressman for DOT Post

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President-elect Donald Trump has picked former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as transportation secretary.

“During his time in Congress, Sean was a respected voice and communicator in the Republican Conference, advocating for Fiscal Responsibility, Economic Growth, and Rural Development. Admired across the aisle, Sean worked with Democrats to clear extensive Legislative hurdles to build the largest road and bridge project in Minnesota History,” the Trump transition team said in a statement.

Deere Chairman Talks Future Market Outlook

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The chairman and CEO of Deere and Co., which has been the target of tariff threats by President-elect Donald Trump, on Thursday strongly defended his company’s record of manufacturing farm equipment in the United States and exporting it to other countries.

“We rely heavily on our highly skilled employees in the U.S.” to “design and build … the most technologically advanced equipment in the world. And as a result of that, greater than 75% of all products that we sell in the U.S. are assembled here in the U.S.," Deere Chairman and CEO John May said on the company's quarterly earnings call. May jumped in to answer a question about Trump's tariff threat when it came up on the call.


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