Court Halts Hegseth’s Transgender Military Ban in Scathing Ruling (opens in new tab)

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday partially overturned President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s transgender military ban in a 2-1 decision, stating that the decision was motivated by animus. “Commander-in-Chief declared transgender people as categorically unfit for military service explicitly because of their gender identity. To add insult, the President labeled transgender persons as dishonorable, undisciplined, arrogant, selfish liars,” the court wrote in a 107-page op...