BREAKING NEWS: President Trump Revokes a Long List of Biden Executive Orders
In one of numerous Executive Orders signed on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an order entitled, “ Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions .” The Executive Order revokes a long list of Executive Orders and actions by his predecessor, President Joe Biden. As expected, many Biden Executive Orders revoked by President Trump were those in furtherance of diversity and inclusion efforts but included others, including those on pay transparency and COVID-19 protections that had not yet been rescinded by President Biden. Some highlights of the rescinded Executive Orders include: Executive Order 13988, Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation (see our previous blog post, President Biden Issues Executive Order Addressing Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination ) Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government (see our post on t...