A transgender athlete's recent win in Maine's Class B girls' pole vault championship has intensified discussions about fairness in women's sports. This event occurred shortly after Maine's decision to defy a federal executive order aimed at restricting transgender participation in female athletics.
On February 14, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting federal funding for schools and universities that enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The order asserts that some educational institutions continue pressuring students into vaccination despite the decline of the pandemic. Trump framed the move as a victory for parental rights and medical freedom, reinforcing his administration’s stance against government overreach in public health decisions.
The Maine Principals' Association (MPA), the primary governing body for high school athletics in the state, has announced that it will continue to allow transgender athletes to participate in sports teams that align with their gender identity.
On February 10, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order reversing the federal ban on plastic straws, arguing that paper alternatives are ineffective. The order overturns a Biden-era policy aimed at phasing out single-use plastics in federal agencies by 2035. Trump emphasized the convenience of plastic straws and dismissed environmental concerns, stating, "I don’t think plastic is going to affect the shark very much, as they’re munching their way through the ocean."
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday imposing sanctions and visa restrictions on International Criminal Court (ICC) officials involved in investigations targeting U.S. and Israeli personnel. The order responds to the ICC issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Several Hamas leaders were also charged with alleged war crimes during Israel’s Gaza campaign.
President Donald Trump has announced his intentions to sign an executive order which will create a Department of Justice task force to combat anti-Christian bias in federal agencies.
On February 5, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," effectively barring transgender women from participating in women's sports at educational institutions receiving federal funding. The order mandates that schools allowing transgender athletes in women's teams or granting them access to women's facilities may face withdrawal of federal funds. It also directs the U.S. Olympic Committee to prohibit transgender women from competing in women's events.
On February 4, 2025, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth issued a temporary restraining order preventing the enforcement of President Donald Trump's executive order mandating that transgender women be housed in men's federal prisons and denying them access to gender-affirming medical care. This decision arose from a lawsuit filed by three transgender inmates who argued that the policy violated their constitutional rights and exposed them to significant harm.
Far-left New York Attorney General Letitia James is once again targeting President Donald Trump. On Monday, she directed hospitals to defy Trump’s newly signed Executive Order prohibiting sex-change procedures for minors, arguing that such a prohibition violates New York State law.
