Expel Transgender Troops

Judge Blocks Policy That Would Expel Transgender Troops

The order allows soldiers to keep serving in the military under rules established by the Biden administration.

The New York Times - 8h

Third challenge filed to Trump’s order on transgender troops

Two transgender service members are suing the Trump administration over a pair of executive orders targeting transgender Americans and their implementation by the U.S. military. The lawsuit filed ...

The Hill - 1d

Putin appears in Kursk, orders troops to expel Ukrainians

Yahoo News - 6d

Judge to hear arguments on Pentagon's transgender service member ban

A group of service members are going to court to fight the Trump administration's new ban on transgender troops. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.

CBS News - Mar. 11

Russia expels 2 British diplomats from embassy in Moscow over espionage claims

Russian said it is expelling two British diplomats over allegations of spying

ABC News - Mar. 10

Judge blocks Trump order barring transgender people from military

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled in favor of transgender active-duty service members and transgender people in the process of enlisting.

CBS News - 1h

Prince William to visit British troops in Estonia

He will learn more about how British troops are bolstering Nato's eastern flank, the palace said.

BBC News - Mar. 12

Columbia University students who occupied Hamilton Hall expelled, suspended

Columbia University students who occupied Hamilton Hall during pro-Palestinian protests last year have been suspended, expelled or had their degrees temporarily revoked.

ABC News - 5d

Judge blocks Trump’s transgender military ban

A federal judge Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from enlisting or serving in the military.

NBC News - 14h

Federal judge blocks Trump transgender military ban

A federal judge has blocked President Trump's executive order which would prevent transgender people from serving in the military.

NBC News - 13h

DOGE mischaracterizes a study as transgender, and USDA cancels it

"CANCELLED: $600,000 grant to study 'menstrual cycles in transgender men,'" Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on X last week. That's not what it was.

CBS News - Mar. 10

VA halts gender-affirming care for transgender veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will no longer offer gender-affirming medical treatment to transgender former service members, the department announced Monday, citing an executive order ...

The Hill - 1d

VA will no longer provide transgender care for some veterans

Transgender veterans will no longer be provided hormone therapy through the Department of Veterans Affairs unless they were already receiving such care through the department or the military, the ...

NBC News - 1d

Judge blocks implementation of Trump's transgender military ban

A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked implementation of President Trump’s executive order effectively barring transgender people from serving openly in the military, a stark blow to the ...

The Hill - 16h

UK troops may need to protect peace in Ukraine for 'many years'

Former national security adviser says the UK needs to be "willing" to deploy troops for potentially quite a long period.

BBC News - Mar. 8

Ukraine tries to bolster troops in Kursk as Putin's forces advance

Ukraine tries to reinforce troops in Russia's Kursk region as Putin's forces retake ground amid Trump's aid and intel pause.

CBS News - Mar. 10

UK expels Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in tit-for-tat response to expulsions in Moscow

Britain’s government says it has expelled a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in a tit-for-tat response to the expulsion of two British embassy staff in Moscow earlier this week

ABC News - 6d

Pentagon 'cherry picked' studies to support transgender ban, judge says

A judge on Wednesday signaled that she was deeply skeptical that the Pentagon's handling of transgender service members complies with federal law.

ABC News - 6d

City council declares Boston a 'sanctuary city' for transgender community

City councilors voted 12-1 Wednesday to make Boston a sanctuary city for members of the transgender community.

NBC News - 5d

Trump administration live updates: Judge blocks Trump's military transgender ban

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on transgender service members.

ABC News - 38m

Texas bill would charge transgender people with 'fraud'

Transgender Texans could be charged with fraud under state legislation filed this month that seeks to make publicly identifying as trans illegal. House Bill 3817, introduced last week by ...

The Hill - Mar. 11

Newsom breaks with party on transgender athletes in women's sports, sparking backlash

California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, an LGBTQ ally, broke with his party, saying that transgender athletes playing in female sports is "deeply unfair."

ABC News - Mar. 8

Trump says he's asked Putin to spare Ukrainian troops' lives

President Trump said he strongly requested that Russian President Vladimir Putin spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers surrounded by Russian troops, in a statement posted to his social media site. ...

The Hill - 5d

Russian forces closing in on Ukrainian troops in Kursk, official says

Russian forces have almost completely surrounded Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, with some Ukrainian units forced to leave their vehicles behind as they pull back, according to a U.S. ...

NBC News - 4d

Republican Refers to Sarah McBride, Transgender Congress Member, as a Man

Representative Keith Self of Texas insisted on calling Representative Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, “Mr. McBride,” and adjourned the session when challenged about it.

The New York Times - Mar. 12

Russia expels two more British diplomats

The pair have been accused by Russian security services of "intelligence and subversive activity".

BBC News - Mar. 10

Trump Administration Expels South Africa’s Ambassador to the U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio had lashed out on social media over comments critical of President Trump that the ambassador had made to a think tank in Johannesburg.

The New York Times - 4d

I’m a transgender veteran. Trump’s military order is reckless and dangerous | Alleria Stanley

Trans people are twice as likely as US adults overall to serve in the armed forces. But we’re regularly told our careers and lives aren’t worth saving. Late last month, the Trump administration ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

USDA suspends Maine university funding after Trump row over transgender athletes

The Department of Agriculture has suspended funding at the University of Maine after President Trump clashed with Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletic participation.

NBC News - Mar. 12

7 people charged in death of Sam Nordquist plead not guilty to torture, killing of the transgender man

Seven people pleaded not guilty to charges in the killing of Sam Nordquist, a Black transgender 24-year-old man who was allegedly held captive and tortured in an upstate New York hotel room for ...

NBC News - Mar. 11

NewsNation’s Leland Vittert blasts House GOP 'bullies' on rhetoric toward transgender member

NewsNation host Leland Vittert admonished a handful of Republican members of Congress over a spate of rhetoric coming from the party toward a transgender member of the House. "Republicans risk ...

The Hill - 4d

South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have ...

ABC News - 6d

Body found in floodwaters and troops injured in Australia storm

At least one man has died in floodwaters and military personnel have been injured in the wild weather.

BBC News - Mar. 8

Expelled! review – turning the tables on the private school class hierarchy

Nintendo Switch, iPhone/iPad, Mac, PC (version played); Inkle Inkle’s latest game revels in lying, stealing and blackmail as you resort to any means necessary to avoid expulsion from a posh ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Trump admin. expels South African ambassador, accuses him "race-baiting"

Marco Rubio declared South African envoy Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata and accused him of being a "race-baiting politician who hates America."

CBS News - 2d

Gavin Newsom splits with Democrats on transgender athletes

California's Democratic governor is already facing blowback from his own party after comments he made in the debut episode of his podcast "This is Gavin Newsom."

CBS News - Mar. 7