The reversal means that the nation’s public schools no longer must allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity. The move drew immediate condemnation from gay and transgender rights advocates, who accused President Trump of violating past promises to support protections.
A White House often wary of the foreign policy establishment and struggling to set priorities on the fly has sharply curtailed the department’s level of public engagement and official travel while relegating new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to a largely offstage role.
Lawmakers who have hosted town halls, including Rep. David A. Brat (R-Va.), have endured protests, sharp rebukes and emotional questions about what constituents see as a sharp turn in governance.
Fadi Lababidi and his wife Waed Al-Hamoud pose with their family at the Exodus Refugee Immigration offices in Indianapolis on Feb. 6. (James Brosher for The Washington Post)
Before he became vice president, Mike Pence’s attempts to keep refugees out of his state were blocked in court. Now, with President Trump’s national ban on hold after a court review, many who resettled in the American heartland feel a familiar sense of dread.
The discovery, reported in the journal Nature, represents the first time astronomers have ever detected so many terrestrial planets orbiting a single star. Researchers say the system, which is 39 light years away, could be the best place in the galaxy to search for life beyond Earth.
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Gov. Sam Brownback's tax reform -- which slashed taxes for businesses and affluent households, leading to years of budget shortfalls -- narrowly survived a mutiny Wednesday when about half of Republican lawmakers joined Democrats in an unsuccessful effort to overturn it.
Susan Collins of Maine made the remark Wednesday on a radio program. She also said that “many of the members” on the intelligence panel will formally request that ousted national security adviser Michael T. Flynn testify before the committee.
A new poll from Quinnipiac University suggests that while people may be broadly unhappy with the mainstream media, they still think it's more credible than the president.
North Dakota's governor said authorities plan to enter the camp Thursday morning and that people remaining will be considered trespassing. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe says that a stretch of the pipeline threatens its water supply and violates treaties between Native Americans and the federal government.
The group is taking advantage of widespread corruption in Iraqi courts and security forces to reestablish roots in former strongholds from which it had been driven out.
The House speaker, on his first trip to the border, did not comment directly on the border wall that is opposed by many Democrats and some in his own party, who worry Republicans committed to reining in spending will not find billions for a wall.
The lower prices from American and United can come with caveats, however, including having to pay extra for space in the overhead bin, boarding last and not having the option to pre-select seats when booking the tickets.
Getting a high-profile comedian for the gig has been particularly tough this year, with entertainers taking pains to distance themselves from the divisive president. But some funny folks, including Trevor Noah and Jeff Ross, want in.
