Mariel Padilla

Jan 20, 2025 | 19thnews.org | Mariel Padilla

Published Among his first acts as president, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to “revoke federal DEI requirements,” a move in line with his promise to “terminate federal staffers implementing DEI policies.” “This week I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life,” Trump said during his inaugural address Monday.

Jan 17, 2025 | 19thnews.org | Mariel Padilla

Published Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced hours of questioning before the Senate Armed Services Committee. When asked about his previous statements that women should not serve in combat roles, Hegseth repeatedly said he was not disrespecting women. Instead, he said, he was criticizing the military’s lowering of standards to allow women into combat roles and the existence of gender-based quotas.

Jan 15, 2025 | tucsonsentinel.com | Mariel Padilla |Grace Panetta

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Jan 14, 2025 | 19thnews.org | Mariel Padilla |Grace Panetta

Published Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, faced more than four hours of questioning under oath Tuesday in a hearing that included many contentious exchanges with Democrats on everything from whether women should serve in combat to allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Each member of the Senate Armed Service Committee had about seven minutes to question the nominee.

Jan 13, 2025 | 19thnews.org | Mariel Padilla |Grace Panetta

Published Democrats are planning to ask tough questions of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, when he appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. The hearing will put a spotlight on allegations against Hegseth, as well as on long-standing issues around sexual assault and gender equity in the armed forces. It will also highlight the gender disparity between parties on the influential committee.