Trump administration live updates: President ends ban on ‘segregated facilities’ in federal contracts
Donald Trump has overturned a 1965 executive order signed by Lyndon B Johnson requiring federal contractors — private businesses paid with taxpayer dollars — to enforce rules against segregation in their workplaces. This conflicts with federal and state anti-discrimination laws, including the Civil Rights Act.
Meanwhile, the president said his administration will not openly defy court orders, despite top aides saying they do not care about judges’ decisions, amid a slew of rulings across the country against deportations and federal firings.
Speaking to Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Tuesday, the president insisted his team would not flout court orders from judges trying to rein in his attempts to flout the law. He called them “very bad” for impinging on his powers despite earlier being rebuked by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for calling for the impeachment of a judge.
One legal setback this week was Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s move to scrap the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) being found unconstitutional.
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