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‘Unabashedly demeaning’: Trump's trans military ban blocked by federal judge
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes held that the ban likely violates service members’ constitutional rights and is “soaked in animus.”
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This New York group helps survivors escape abuse. Can its work continue without federal funds?
One of the largest groups helping crime victims may end services in the hardest-hit parts of New York City if Trump’s funding freeze stays in place.
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Her case changed trans care in prison. Now Trump aims to reverse course.
Trump ordered a halt to gender-affirming medical care for trans people in federal custody. The new policies raise alarms for a formerly incarcerated trans woman.
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Linda McMahon became ed secretary without discussing schools' scariest issue: guns
It’s unclear how the WWE co-founder will approach gun violence. During her confirmation hearing, no senator on either side of the aisle asked her about mass shootings.
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Breonna Taylor’s mother remembers
‘I don’t want to have to prove that she deserves justice’: Tamika Palmer talks to The 19th as she marks the fifth anniversary of her daughter’s killing.
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LA’s housing crisis is trapping domestic violence survivors
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‘Horrible discrimination’: Federal judges say Trump’s anti-trans orders are rooted in bias, not law
Courts blocking Trump’s policies on trans rights argue they reflect animus — government action driven by hostility, rather than legitimate policy.
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‘This is a new DOJ’: Attorney General Pam Bondi shows allegiance to Trump in first 10 days
The Justice Department has put new emphasis on prosecutions and investigations with a focus on states that have helped undocumented immigrants.
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Senate confirms Pam Bondi as attorney general
The former Florida attorney general is the first woman nominated by a Republican president to serve in the position.
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The 19th Explains: What sex trafficking is — and isn’t
A number of high-profile recent criminal and civil cases have involved allegations of sex trafficking.