Soon after U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, and the slew of executive orders that followed, claims ( archived) circulated that space agency NASA was shutting down its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices.

These orders represent a deliberate attempt to undo progress on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and create new barriers to opportunity.

Target is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion program this year, the retailer said today, becoming the latest U.S. firm to step away from such policies in the face of severe scrutiny from conservative groups.

Agencies also have been cancelling training and service contacts to comply with the order from Trump, who vowed to dismantle diversity programs across the federal government. He has called for all DEI staff to be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off.

President Donald Trump has called on federal agencies to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion programs and warned employees to report efforts to disguise such