The Defense Department is reducing its military footprint in Syria over the coming weeks and months in a consolidation of forces that reflects a changing security landscape in the country since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad in December. … [Read more...] about Pentagon says U.S. reducing troops levels in Syria as situation evolves on ground
Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting transgender Americans
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of "X" marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers. … [Read more...] about Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting transgender Americans
NFL’s smallest market prepares to host league’s top offseason spectacle as draft comes to Green Bay
Corey Behnke was a 7-year-old attending a Green Bay Packers preseason game with his grandfather when he pointed to the homes across the street from Lambeau Field and vowed to live there eventually. … [Read more...] about NFL’s smallest market prepares to host league’s top offseason spectacle as draft comes to Green Bay
Federal judge rules against Maine Rep. Laurel Libby in transgender-athlete flap
A federal judge ruled against a Maine state lawmaker who was censured by the state House for a viral post drawing attention to a male-born high school athlete who won a girls' state track competition. … [Read more...] about Federal judge rules against Maine Rep. Laurel Libby in transgender-athlete flap
EEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases, employees say
The federal agency tasked with protecting workers' civil rights is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority, essentially putting them on indefinite hold, according to two agency employees. … [Read more...] about EEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases, employees say