POLITICS

Trump signs order that will ban transgender athletes from women’s sports

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Washington — President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to ban transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity, marking his latest move targeting transgender rights.  “The war on women’s sports is over,” Mr. Trump declared at a White House event celebrating the mandate.  The order, titled “Keeping Men

Immigration Contractor That Says ‘No Immigrant Should Be Detained’ Hires GOP Lobbyist as Taxpayer Funding Remains in Limbo

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The Acacia Center for Justice receives hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts Acacia Center (screenshot), Border Patrol stop ((John Moore/Getty Images) A pro-immigration group that has called for “freedom from detention” for illegal aliens and says the immigration system is “intentionally designed” to exploit minorities has hired a Republican lobbyist as it faces

Senate Republicans to move forward on Trump agenda as House stalls on budget

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Washington — Senate Republicans said Wednesday that they intend to move forward with their own plan to approve key components of President Trump’s agenda beginning next week, as the House efforts to start the budget reconciliation process have stalled. “It’s time for the Senate to move,” Sen. Lindsey Graham told reporters Wednesday, after briefing Senate

Trump picks Neil Jacobs, known for “Sharpie-gate” incident, to head NOAA

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Neil Jacobs, who was acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2019 when President Trump altered an expected hurricane impact map — an incident known as “Sharpie-gate” — has again been picked by Mr. Trump to lead the agency. Jacobs, an atmospheric scientist who has worked in both the public and private