Trump Signs Order Restricting Gender-Affirming Treatments for Minors

Trump Signs Order Restricting Gender-Affirming Treatments for Minors

President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday taking steps to end gender-affirming medical treatments for children and teenagers under 19, directing agencies to take a variety of steps to curtail surgeries, hormone therapy and other regimens. The order continued to chip away at social protections for transgender and intersex people, coming one day after … Read more

In Farewell Address, Biden Warns of an ‘Oligarchy’ Taking Shape in America

In Farewell Address, Biden Warns of an ‘Oligarchy’ Taking Shape in America

President Biden on Wednesday warned that an “oligarchy” of the ultrawealthy was emerging in America, sounding the alarm about unchecked power as he gave a farewell speech to the nation just days before he surrenders office to a man he disdains. In an address from the Oval Office, Mr. Biden expressed concern about the “dangerous … Read more

Opinion | Can the Justice Department Survive a Trump Wrecking Ball?

Opinion | Can the Justice Department Survive a Trump Wrecking Ball?

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday delivered remarks for a grim anniversary: the fourth year since the assault on the Capitol. “The public servants of the Justice Department have sought to hold accountable those criminally responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on our democracy with unrelenting integrity,” he said. What went unspoken was the obvious … Read more