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4,813 stories Updated Feb 20, 2025 Related desks: Elections National Security

The lead Feb 20, 2025 157

GROTESQUE: Judges Force Trump Admin to Fund Experimental Transgender Interventions

Activists and courts have blocked Trump’s efforts to stop taxpayer-funded transgender treatments for minors.

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Feb 20, 2025 34

Fix America’s Schools

Maine’s education system has collapsed, with plummeting standards and ideology replacing real learning. Urgent reform is needed.

Robert B. Charles

Feb 20, 2025 53

The Zombie Political Movement Democrats Won’t Let Die

The "Never-Trump" movement is politically powerless, yet Democrats continue to support it to their own disadvantage.

Andrew Shirley

Feb 19, 2025 33

Gun Ownership – Right Not Privilege

Maine federal judge blocks Democrat-led gun restrictions, ruling that the right to ‘keep and bear arms’ includes the right to acquire them without delay.

Robert B. Charles

Feb 19, 2025 72

Trump Has Mainstream Media in Shambles

Trump's second term reshapes media access, elevating alternative outlets as legacy media declines.

Matt Lamb

Feb 18, 2025 45

Executive Order on Transgender Treatments Will Protect Children

Explore the impact of U.S. policy changes on transgender minors' access to gender-affirming care through a personal story.

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