By close of business Wednesday, diversity, equity and inclusion offices within the federal government will shut down; email accounts will be suspended.

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government. "We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based," Mr. Trump said in his inauguration speech on Monday.

President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” to Washington, DC, police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky and officer Terence Sutton for their roles in the death of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, a case that drew protests on the heels of the murder of George Floyd.

President Trump’s plan to unravel diversity, equity and inclusion efforts began taking shape on Wednesday with an order closing such programs within federal agencies and placing all staff working on those programs on paid leave.

A memo sent out by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management outlined steps to begin these changes: layoffs, dismantling websites and social media accounts.

Trump's executive order ends the government's DEI programs, impacting everything from anti-bias training to funding for minority homeowners.

All federal officials overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion will be put on paid leave by Wednesday evening.

The Trump administration is planning to lay off all federal employees who worked in a diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility office as of this past Election Day and has instructed agencies to immediately place such workers on paid administrative leave.

In one of his first moves to crack down on "woke," President Trump used his executive power on Inauguration Day to end DEI in the federal government.