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EXECUTIVE ORDER, (January 21, 2025): By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. Longstanding Federal civil-rights laws protect individual Americans from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. These civil-rights protections serve as a bedrock supporting equality of opportunity for all Americans. As President, I have a solemn duty to ensure that these laws are enforced for the benefit of all Americans.
Read more: ENDING ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION AND RESTORING MERIT-BASED OPPORTUNITY
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President Donald Trump named Robert Salesses as acting secretary of defense pending the confirmation of Pete Hegseth for the position. Salesses assumed the functions and duties of the office at 12:01 p.m., Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by DOD
Pentagon, (Jan. 21, 2025): President Donald Trump named Robert Salesses as acting secretary of defense pending the confirmation of Pete Hegseth for the position. Salesses assumed the functions and duties of the office at 12:01 p.m. yesterday.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has sent Hegseth's nomination to the full Senate, which is expected to act on the nomination later this week.
Salesses is a retired Marine Corps officer and a member of the senior executive service. He previously served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense integration and defense support of civil authorities.
Read more: TRUMP NAMES ACTING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, DESIGNATES ACTING SERVICE SECRETARIES
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Pentagon, (Jan. 21, 2025): The following individuals were sworn-in yesterday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Pentagon:
- John A. Byers, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (South and South-East Asia)
- Colin J. Carroll, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense
- Austin J. Dahmer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy)
- Timothy D. Dill, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
- Michael P. DiMino IV, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Middle East)
- Mark Ditlevson, Senior Advisor, Department of the Navy
- Michael P. Duffey, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense
- Stephen L. Ferrara, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Read more: NEW OFFICIALS SWORN-IN AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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EXECUTIVE ORDER, (January 20, 2025): By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The Biden Administration forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), into virtually all aspects of the Federal Government, in areas ranging from airline safety to the military. This was a concerted effort stemming from President Biden’s first day in office, when he issued Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.”
Read more: ENDING RADICAL AND WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT DEI PROGRAMS AND PREFERENCING
- DESIGNATING CARTELS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AND SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL TERRORISTS
- CLARIFYING THE MILITARY’S ROLE IN PROTECTING THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF THE UNITED STATES
- DECLARING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES
- AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, TRUMP SAYS HE WILL DEFEND OUR COUNTRY