USDA settles with Maine over funds and transgender athletes

Nate Raymond  |  Reuters Justice Department sues Maine over transgender athletes Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit against Maine’s Department of Education over the state’s refusal to ban transgender athletes. President Donald Trump’s administration agreed on Friday to refrain from unilaterally cutting off Maine’s access to federal funding used to feed school children, ending one of several legal fights stemming from the state’s refusal to comply with his demands to ban transgender athletes from girls’ sports teams. The U.S. Department of Agriculture settled with the Democratic-led state three weeks after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking it from cutting off federal funds used for nutrition programs. “We are … Read more

Trump’s judge attacks ‘designed to intimidate’

Abortion ruling raises questions about legitimacy of Supreme Court The Supreme Court’s recent rulings on abortion, guns and religious liberty have some Americans questioning the court’s legitimacy. Here’s why. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on Thursday attacks by President Donald Trump and his Republican allies … Read more

Trump pulls funding from NPR, PBS. Can I still tune in?

‘We will vigorously defend our right to provide essential news, information and life-saving services to the American public,’ Katherine Maher, NPR’s president and CEO, said. President Donald Trump signs order to cut PBS and NPR funding President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stop directly funding PBS and NPR. President Donald Trump on May … Read more