Federal Communications Commission Ends DEI After Trump’s Directive

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially terminated its promotion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), following a sweeping directive from President Donald Trump to end all “illegal and immoral discrimination programs” at federal agencies. The decision to end DEI at the FCC was announced on Jan. 21 by newly appointed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who said the move aligns with both Trump’s order and the existing legal framework that underpins the agency’s existence and guides its work. “In the very first section of the Communications Act, Congress stated that it created the FCC for the purpose of regulating interstate and foreign commerce in communication ‘without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex,'” Carr said in a statement. “Nonetheless, the FCC joined other private and public sector institutions in promoting discriminatory DEI policies during the Biden Administration.”...