In positioning himself as a junior partner to the president and doing his bidding on matters large and small, the Louisiana Republican is diminishing a job that involves leading a coequal branch of government.

What’s happening now in Washington, DC, is different from most presidential transitions − in volume, pace, content and breadth of the changes ordered.

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The 14th Amendment and court precedent run counter to the president’s order.

Hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, he signed 26 executive orders, including four directives following through on the administration’s stated commitment to cut back on renewable energy policies,

Lyndon B. Johnson’s Executive Order 11246, promoting affirmative action in federal contracting, was among the number of DEI policies targeted by the president.

By revoking Executive Order 11246, Donald Trump has erased key civil rights protections for federal contractors.

Rossein said some people might have confused Johnson’s 1965 order with the 1964 Civil Rights Act he signed into law that went into effect July 5, 1965. That law created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and more widely prohibits employment discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion and sex.

President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees or job applicants.

The memo, sent to employees across multiple departments, was signed by various members of Trump's cabinet, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department and Acting Attorney General James McHenry at the Justice Department.

With President Donald Trump’s changes to the federal workforce, focusing on eliminating DEI programs, here’s a look at the differences between Affirmative Action and DEI.

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