• Trump takes credit for 'swift and unrelenting' action in speech as Democrats dissent

    Trump takes credit for 'swift and unrelenting' action in speech as Democrats dissent

    Mar 05, 2025 03:36 AM EST

    ... social issues, as he looked to continue to eradicate diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the country and to roll back some public accommodations for transgender individuals. Trump said he ended the "tyranny" of diversity, equity and inclusion policies that he rolled back for the federal government and military, along ...

  • News Wrap: Massive storm threatens Mardi Gras in New Orleans

    News Wrap: Massive storm threatens Mardi Gras in New Orleans

    Mar 04, 2025 11:45 PM EST

    ... pass new laws and are calling for new elections. The U.S. Senate has voted not to move forward a bill that would have banned transgender student athletes from participating in women and girls sports. Man: Three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the ...

  • Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt discusses Trump’s new tariffs ahead of address to Congress

    Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt discusses Trump’s new tariffs ahead of address to Congress

    Mar 04, 2025 11:40 PM EST

    ... policies that President Trump is taking on. You -- in the lead-in, I heard you talking about the Democrats, all of them voting against banning transgender athletes from competing against women, men competing against women. The Democrat Party is so out of step with where real America is on virtually ...

  • What to expect from Trump's address to Congress

    What to expect from Trump's address to Congress

    Mar 04, 2025 11:25 PM EST

    ... more money from Congress for flights and for beds to carry out their deportation plan. The president is also expected to continue his attacks on transgender people as he moves to roll back rights for them across the states. This is a population that represents roughly less than 1 percent ...

  • WATCH: Senate Democrats hold news conference ahead of Trump's address to Congress

    WATCH: Senate Democrats hold news conference ahead of Trump's address to Congress

    Mar 04, 2025 05:35 PM EST

    ... social issues, as he looks to continue to eradicate diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the country and to roll back some public accommodations for transgender individuals. Watching from the gallery will be first lady Melania Trump, who only Monday held her first solo public event since her husband returned ...

  • WATCH: Senate votes to confirm Linda McMahon as education secretary

    WATCH: Senate votes to confirm Linda McMahon as education secretary

    Mar 03, 2025 07:29 PM EST

    ... efforts to achieve Trump's agenda. Already the Republican president has signed sweeping orders to rid America's schools of diversity programs and accommodations for transgender students while also calling for expanded school choice programs. At the same time, Trump has promised to shut down the department and said he ...

  • Los Angeles County managed to cut homelessness, but wildfires threaten to erase those gains

    Los Angeles County managed to cut homelessness, but wildfires threaten to erase those gains

    Mar 02, 2025 09:18 PM EST

    “It was away from Skid Row. I knew I was safe,” Rosales said. “That’s all gone now.” Residents say they’re grateful they aren’t on the streets, but anxiety grows by the day, especially for queer and transgender people who had formed a community there. “It’s ...

  • News Wrap: First phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire ends as talks for phase two stall

    News Wrap: First phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire ends as talks for phase two stall

    Mar 01, 2025 10:45 PM EST

    ... provide care for transgender youth. The judge said two of the president's executive orders are unconstitutional because they treat people differently based on their transgender status. It's a setback for the administration's efforts to limit official recognition of transgender people. Three years after resigning in scandal, former ...

  • WATCH: President Donald Trump's 2025 address to Congress | PBS News Special

    WATCH: President Donald Trump's 2025 address to Congress | PBS News Special

    Feb 28, 2025 07:29 PM EST

    ... they were political persecution. The president also used his high-profile moment to press his efforts to reshape the country’s approach to social issues, as he looked to continue to eradicate diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the country and to roll back some public accommodations for transgender individuals.

  • What to know about the Feb. 28 economic boycott

    What to know about the Feb. 28 economic boycott

    Feb 28, 2025 12:24 AM EST

    ... story for Bud Light, which spent decades as America’s bestselling beer. Sales plummeted in 2023 after the brand sent a commemorative can to a transgender influencer. Bud Light’s sales still haven’t fully recovered, according to alcohol consulting company Bump Williams. Tuchman thinks a reason is because there ...