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In a real-life 'War of the Worlds,' the alien OAN will take over a civilized Voice of America

Opinion: Trump’s autocratic propaganda machine Is about to swallow America’s global voice and scare the daylights out of the world, writes John Casey.

Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far

Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.

100 days and 100 of the most hilarious, horrific, and heinous things done by the Trump administration

Opinion: A painstaking look at 100 of the top blunders, mishaps, and mistakes of Trump, his loyalists, and his minions, from John Casey.

Trump's DOJ withdraws support for trans woman incarcerated in Georgia

The Biden administration had previously supported the incarcerated woman, identified only as Jane Doe in the case.

White House anti-gender-affirming care post is full of lies

A new post on the White House website calls this care "chemical and surgical mutilation" and "immoral, unjust, and disproven practices." None of that is true.

Trump's DOJ struggles defending trans military ban during D.C. appeals court hearing

The 3-judge panel appeared skeptical of the reasoning behind the government’s arguments.

Justice Dept. pulls 'nonessential' funds from Maine prison system over trans inmate housed with women

Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement on Fox & Friends.

This trans Air Force recruit wants to jump out of planes to save others. He's suing Trump to serve

Clayton McCallister is one of the trans people challenging Donald Trump's transgender military ban.

DOJ appeals block on Pentagon’s transgender military ban

The Trump Justice Department is asking for an emergency stay to allow it to ban transgender people from the military.

Fireworks in D.C. courtroom as judge hears DOJ request to undo block on trans military ban

"There’s nothing in the record right now that tells me how many complaints there have been with respect to unit cohesion or military readiness with respect to gender dysphoria,” U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes told a Justice Department attorney.

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Pentagon’s so-called waiver for trans troops is a cruel hoax

"It's a trap," one legal expert told The Advocate.

Former DOJ official blasts interim D.C. U.S. attorney’s hiring ban on Georgetown Law grads

"It's terrifying for young lawyers," Mary Mason said.

Trump administration admits to judge it doesn’t know how many troops are trans—or why it’s banning them

“The Department of Defense does not track service members or applicants by gender identity,” DOJ lawyers told a judge in a Saturday filing.

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Trump's Justice Department files complaint about lesbian judge hearing trans military case

The department is accusing U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes of bias and misconduct.

Robert Garcia ‘will not be silenced’ after DOJ attorney targets him for criticizing Elon Musk on TV

The move is a chilling example of the weaponization of the Department of Justice.

DOJ drops suit alleging Utah discriminated against trans inmate

The state's Attorney General Derek Brown credits President Donald Trump for the decision and a new attitude from the federal prosecutors.

Ro Khanna says that Democrats need to stand firmly behind the trans community

The Silicon Valley representative and LGBTQ+ ally says the party needs to stand strongly behind the trans rights and fight back.

Under Trump, U.S. government now supports Tennessee law against gender-affirming care

The law is the subject of a challenge in a case heard at the Supreme Court in December.

Civil rights leaders vow to fight Donald Trump’s ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ assault on DEI (exclusive)

“Donald Trump and his administration are clearly confused about American values,” NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson told The Advocate.

Department of Justice LGBTQ+ group disbands, fearing for 'the protection of all members' in Trump's admin

An unnamed LGBTQ+ staffer described the new climate in the Department of Justice as "extraordinarily alarming" since Trump took office.

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