Costco . Costco is perhaps the most notable example of a company that has stood by their DEI policies. In mid-January, the company’s shareholders overwhelmingly voted against a

Costco is pushing back on a shareholder proposal that urges the wholesale club operator to conduct an evaluation of any business risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta, have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

President Trump issued a broad executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which among other things, rescinded Executive Order (“EO”) 11246 – the authority underpinning affirmative action for federal contractors and subcontractors.

Equally outraged: Congresswoman Robin Kelly called Trump’s words “dangerous, racist and ignorant — simply un-American.” And Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a former Black Hawk pilot, called it “an attack on those pilots,” via CBS News.

TRUMP’S NARRATIVE SHIFT: In some ways, it’s a fairly normal day at the White House: press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a briefing at 1 p.m., President Donald Trump will sign a new tranche of executive orders at 3 p.m. and then at 5 p.m., he’ll head to Mar-a-Lago, where he’s due to arrive at 7:50 p.m.

Costco shareholders rejected a proposal urging the wholesale club operator to evaluate any risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

Costco's public support of DEI programs contrasts with positions taken in recent months by other big U.S. brands

The Trump administration saves the U.S. from going the way of India, South Africa and Malaysia.

In one of his first acts as President in his second term in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 21, 2025, entitled

This week, Real Talk with Denver7 and CPR News examines the fallout from the Supreme Court’s 2023 affirmative action ruling.

An executive order signed by President Trump in the hours after his inauguration Jan. 20 shut down all federal government diversity, equity and inclusion programs, which the order called ‘radical and wasteful.’