Amna Nawaz:
Under the order, schools allowing transgender athletes to compete would be violating Title IX, the federal law banning sex discrimination in schools, and could be denied federal funding as a result, but a setback today for another campaign promise, as a second federal judge put a hold on Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.
U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a nationwide injunction, saying that the order — quote — “runs counter to our nation’s 250-year history of citizenship by birth.”
Meanwhile, in Washington, California Governor Gavin Newsom became the first Democrat to visit the White House to meet with the president, trying to secure federal funding to help Los Angeles communities ravaged by deadly wildfires. The president has repeatedly threatened to withhold that aid if the state doesn’t take certain unrelated steps, like enacting voter identification measures for elections.
And Trump’s own Cabinet continues to come together, Pam Bondi, former Florida attorney general and Trump impeachment defense lawyer, sworn in today to the nation’s top law enforcement job.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio continues his five-nation visit across Central America, as Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arevalo offers to accept deported migrants from the United States, including those from other countries.
