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Trump signs order to end federal support for gender transitions for people under 19

By Zeke Miller, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Medicaid programs in some states cover gender-affirming care. The new order suggests that practice could end and target hospitals and universities that receive federal money and provide the care. It's likely to be challenged in court.

WATCH: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at confirmation hearing for HHS secretary

Kennedy's hearing Wednesday to be the nation's top health official quickly devolved into an argument over the questions he's raised for years about vaccine safety.

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Caroline Kennedy calls cousin RFK Jr. a 'predator' in warning letter to senators

By Amanda Seitz, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

She described her cousin's basement, garage and dorm as being an epicenter for drug use, where he would also put baby chickens and mice in blenders to feed to his hawks.

'Nobody gets a free pass': Immigration officers operating with new sense of mission

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission.

After running on a working-class message, Trump fills his government with billionaires

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.

Google says it will change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when government updates official listings

By Associated Press

Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its Maps service.

6 active duty service members file first lawsuit challenging Trump's ban on transgender troops

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

Six transgender active duty service members and two former service members who seek re-enlistment sued in a federal court in Washington on Tuesday.

WATCH: Senate confirms Sean Duffy to lead the Transportation Department

By Bernard Condon, Associated Press

Sean Duffy has been confirmed as transportation secretary, giving him a key role in President Donald Trump's administration.

WATCH: Trump White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds first news briefing

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

The grant pause is perhaps most similar to a federal government shutdown, when a congressional impasse on spending legislation delays federal payments for some state and local services.

AP report: Dozens of USAID officials placed on leave as agency investigates alleged resistance to Trump orders

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

It follows Trump's executive order last week that directed a sweeping 90-day pause on most U.S. foreign assistance disbursed through the State Department.