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Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat's firing

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Olson, A. (2026, November 10). Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat's firing. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/trump-nominates-justice-department-official-to-a-eeoc-seat-that-was-left-open-by-democrat-s-firing/article_d12de99b-d6d9-5a66-98ff-ef0c3826bc97.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-10 · by Alexandra Olson

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President Donald Trump has nominated Justice Department official Matt Zandi for a seat on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), following the firing of Jocelyn Samuels and another Democratic commissioner before their terms ended. This move reflects Trump's administration’s intention to dismantle what it views as discriminatory diversity policies against white workers, despite the bipartisan nature of the EEOC established by the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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On November 10, 2026, President Donald Trump nominated Matt Zandi, a Justice Department official, to fill a seat on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that was left vacant after Jocelyn Samuels and another Democratic commissioner were fired before their terms ended. This move is part of an effort by Trump's administration to gain control over the EEOC, a bipartisan agency established by Congress through the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The nomination highlights the administration’s push to dismantle diversity policies it argues discriminate against white workers and others.

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The White House announced late Monday that it has tapped Matt Zandi to fill a seat previously held by Jocelyn Samuels, one of two Democratic commissioners fired by Trump before the end of their terms in an unprecedented move to seize control of the EEOC, a bipartisan agency created by Congress through the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat's firing · mixed framing

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President Donald Trump has nominated a Justice Department official to an open seat on a key civil rights agency, signaling his administration’s determination to forge ahead with efforts to dismantle diversity policies it claims discriminate against white workers and others. uncertain
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The White House announced late Monday that it has tapped Matt Zandi to fill a seat previously held by Jocelyn Samuels, one of two Democratic commissioners fired by Trump before the end of their terms in an unprecedented move to seize control of the EEOC, a bipartisan agency created by Congress through the 1964 Civil Rights Act. asserted
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