On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth issued a temporary injunction against the Trump administration's executive order mandating the transfer of transgender women from female to male prison facilities and discontinuing their access to hormone therapy. The executive order, signed by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," directs federal agencies to house inmates based on biological sex and cease funding for gender-affirming medical care.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided funding to multiple media outlets, including Politico.
Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, will host a new weekend primetime program on Fox News Channel (FNC) titled My View with Lara Trump.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reaffirmed Monday that Greenland is "not for sale" but signaled openness to expanding the American military presence on the Arctic island. Speaking in Brussels as EU leaders gathered, Frederiksen responded to President Donald Trump’s interest in acquiring control of Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark, through military or economic means.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. would "take over the Gaza Strip" and "own it," arguing that Palestinians should permanently resettle elsewhere. Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said Gaza should not be rebuilt but instead redeveloped into an economic hub.
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.