• WATCH: Rubio and Kenyan President Ruto speak after signing 'America First' global health deal

    WATCH: Rubio and Kenyan President Ruto speak after signing 'America First' global health deal

    Dec 04, 2025 10:18 PM EST

    ... according to Jeremy Lewin and Brad Smith, two State Department officials involved in the negotiations. They said the agreement would not discriminate against gay and transgender people or sex workers. A number of other African countries are expected to sign similar agreements with the U.S. by the end of ...

  • How life is changing for trans Americans under the Trump administration

    How life is changing for trans Americans under the Trump administration

    Nov 24, 2025 11:30 PM EST

    ... saliency with the electorate. William Brangham: The Supreme Court, as you know, is about to take up a case next year about the participation of transgender athletes in sports. Again, over half of Americans believe that transgender athletes should not be playing in sports. What do you think is at ...

  • Catholic bishops push U.S. to end 'dehumanizing' immigration enforcement

    Catholic bishops push U.S. to end 'dehumanizing' immigration enforcement

    Nov 18, 2025 11:30 PM EST

    ... we heard from other faith leaders this week saying -- from Episcopalian faith, from Presbyterians, Reform Jews saying they feel their faiths compel them to treat transgender, intersex and nonbinary people with respect, love and equal rights. They're reading from the same holy text here, right, so why the divide ...

  • Despite big election losses, Republican leaders insist there's no problem with GOP policies

    Despite big election losses, Republican leaders insist there's no problem with GOP policies

    Nov 16, 2025 06:27 PM EST

    ... there is no question about the top issue for her constituents: affordability. She also played down her party's focus on conservative cultural priorities, including transgender athletes, which was a top Republican focus in the recent Virginia governor’s race. “Certainly I support women and girls sports and protecting them ...

  • How UCLA is navigating unprecedented demands from the Trump administration

    How UCLA is navigating unprecedented demands from the Trump administration

    Nov 11, 2025 11:40 PM EST

    ... in fines, but assurances that UCLA will not admit foreign students who are likely to be -- quote -- "anti-Western," allow an outside monitor and ban transgender students from women's sports. Jayha Buhs Jackson: UCLA needs to have -- retain their backbone and not settle at all. Stephanie Sy: For history ...

  • BBC director resigns after criticism of broadcaster’s editing of Trump's Jan. 6 speech

    BBC director resigns after criticism of broadcaster’s editing of Trump's Jan. 6 speech

    Nov 09, 2025 07:39 PM EST

    ... who had been hired to advise the BBC on standards and guidelines. As well as the Trump edit, it criticized the BBC’s coverage of transgender issues and raised concerns of anti-Israel bias in the BBC’s Arabic service. The BBC faces greater scrutiny than other broadcasters — and criticism ...

  • Cornell announces deal with Trump to restore withheld federal funding

    Cornell announces deal with Trump to restore withheld federal funding

    Nov 07, 2025 05:34 PM EST

    ... University and Brown University. It requires Cornell to comply with the government’s interpretation of civil rights laws on issues involving antisemitism, racial discrimination and transgender issues. A Justice Department memo that orders colleges to abandon diversity, equity and inclusion programs and transgender-friendly policies will be used as a ...

  • News Wrap: Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will retire next year

    News Wrap: Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will retire next year

    Nov 06, 2025 11:45 PM EST

    In our news wrap Thursday, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not run for re-election next year, the Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration block transgender and non-binary people from choosing their own gender identity on passports and a jury in Virginia awarded $10 million to the ...

  • What to know about Trump's changes to student loan forgiveness rules

    What to know about Trump's changes to student loan forgiveness rules

    Nov 05, 2025 11:31 PM EST

    ... work at nonprofit organizations and whose work has what the Trump administration calls a “substantial illegal purpose.” This means organizations that work with immigrants and transgender youth. Amy Lieberman, education editor at The Conversation U.S., spoke with Jennifer L. Steele, a scholar of the economics of education, to understand ...

  • Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race

    Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race

    Nov 05, 2025 01:03 AM EST

    ... nominee withstand Earle-Sears’ attacks on cultural issues, notably the Republican’s assertion that Spanberger is an extremist on civil rights and health care for transgender people. Spanberger, who consistently argued that local school districts should decide whether transgender students can participate in competitive sports, cast her opponent as the ...