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Evening Report — Trump stirs culture wars
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TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS
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Trump zeroes in on cultural flashpoints
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TAKING AIM at cultural flashpoints, signing executive orders to reverse or scale back policies that became top social priorities for Democrats during his first term in office.
Trump is planning several orders that will impact the military, which under President Biden's administration prioritized diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
• Trump is expected to sign an executive order barring transgender people from serving openly in the military. Trump previously revoked a Biden order preventing the military from discharging soldiers because of their gender identity. He also signed an order saying the U.S. government would only recognize two genders.
• Trump plans to sign an executive order reinstating service members who were dismissed from the military for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Those service members will receive their former rank and full back pay with benefits.
• Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says more orders are coming soon, including one pertaining to the construction of an “Iron Dome” for America.
• The Office of Personnel Management ordered the heads of departments and agencies to terminate all DEI offices and workers within 60 days, according to memo.
• Over the weekend, Trump took action to limit U.S. government funding for abortions, reversing some of Biden’s efforts to increase access. Trump reinstated the Mexico City Policy that requires foreign nongovernmental organizations to not use any funding sources for abortions or counseling related to the procedure. Trump will also enforce the Hyde Amendment, which bans the use of any federal dollars on abortions. Those actions came shortly before Trump addressed the March for Life in Washington.
• The federal government is formally implementing Trump’s directive to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and changing Denali back to Mount McKinley.
TRUMP GETS GOP BLOWBACK OVER IG, SECURITY CLEARANCES
Trump’s late-night move to oust more than a dozen inspectors general is getting some blowback from Republicans, who say the actions might have been illegal.
Trump abruptly fired 17 watchdogs at various agencies within the Defense Department, State Department, Energy Department, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, and others.
➡️ Read more: Fired government watchdog: ‘So, Friday night I got an email’
The law requires the president give Congress a 30-day notice.
Sen. Lindsey Graham........
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