The military will refer patients seeking the procedures to the private sector. The U.S. Department of Defense said in a new memorandum that it is halting medical treatments and procedures for troops who identify as transgender and other personnel with gender dysphoria (GD). “Within the direct care component, meaning at military medical treatment facilities …
The high court’s direction could depend on justices’ regard for a 2020 ruling that gender identity is covered by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. President Donald Trump’s executive orders on gender in the military, along with similar orders affecting prisons, pronouns on government documents, and pediatric medicine have spawned a host of
Washington — Three key House committees that have jurisdiction over the most contentious parts of a major budget package aimed at addressing President Trump’s defense, energy and tax priorities plan to meet Tuesday to move forward on their portions of the bill, as Republican leaders push to have it on the floor by next week.
The tax cuts, while a cost estimate has not yet been assessed, could be at least $4 trillion—a goal of congressional Republicans. The House Ways and Means Committee on May 12 released the tax policy portion of the GOP megabill to implement President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda. The committee, which deals with taxes and other
The tax cuts, while a cost estimate has not yet been assessed, could be at least $4 trillion—a goal of congressional Republicans. The House Ways and Means Committee on May 12 released the tax policy portion of the GOP megabill to implement President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda. The committee, which deals with taxes and other
The ’most favored nation’ policy aims to have drugmakers respond to incentives and equalize drug prices between the United States and other countries. President Donald Trump aims to lower prescription drug costs for all Americans with the aid of two carrots and a stick. The positive and negative inducements are intended to get pharmaceutical manufacturers
The bill may satisfy moderate Republicans’ concerns but not go far enough for fiscal conservatives. The House Energy and Commerce Committee will debate the long-awaited budget reconciliation bill on May 13, providing a crucial test for Republicans who have been at odds over ways to reduce federal spending on Medicaid. Medicaid funding is just one