Politics

Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender Americans from choosing passport sex markers

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity.

WATCH: ‘We need a full and complete briefing’ on airline safety, Jeffries says

By Associated Press

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wants information about the Trump administration’s layoffs and Federal Aviation Administration changes and that have been underway even before the shutdown.

Flight cancellations ramp up as most major U.S. airports targeted for shutdown traffic cuts by FAA

By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, Associated Press

U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights Thursday due to the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce traffic at the country’s busiest airports starting Friday because of the government shutdown.

Here’s a list of airports that will have to reduce flights during the government shutdown

By Associated Press

The cuts will start to take effect on Friday.

4 tips for navigating higher ACA health care premiums

By Hannah Grabenstein

As Americans shop for health insurance after the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, experts advise people to not panic, stay vigilant and budget more for health care next year,…

WATCH: Trump announces deal to expand coverage, lower costs on obesity drugs

By Tom Murphy, Aamer Madhani, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

President Donald Trump unveiled a deal Thursday with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for the popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy.

WATCH: Trump hosts Central Asian leaders as U.S. seeks to circumvent China on rare earth metals

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Trump and the officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan held bilateral meetings in the Oval Office before having a working dinner.

WATCH: Senate convenes as Trump ramps up pressure to kill the filibuster and end the shutdown

By Joey Cappelletti, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

With talks to reopen the government intensifying, Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Thursday expressed determination to move ahead with a new bipartisan package of funding bills, a renewed effort to win over enough Democrats and end the shutdown that…

WATCH: Nancy Pelosi announces she won’t seek reelection, urges Americans to fight for ideals

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Not only was she the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the most powerful in American politics.

FAA plans to reduce air traffic by 10% at dozens of busy airports during shutdown

By Matthew Daly, Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, Associated Press

The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it would reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown.