Trump Right to Fix Obama's Unlawful Transgender School Policies
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Feb. 23, 2017 |
| Good morning from Washington, where President Trump is letting state and local education officials decide which restrooms transgender students use at school. Ryan Anderson applauds the undoing of President Obama's order on the subject. Trump vows to get to the bottom of leaks of classified information, and Josh Siegel reports on how. A Democrat governor moves to zero-out spending on public broadcasting. Fred Lucas has details. Plus: Melanie Israel on Medicaid and abortion, and Lee Edwards on Obama's place among great presidents. |
CommentaryTrump Right to Fix Obama's Unlawful Transgender School PoliciesSchools were told by the Obama administration last year they had to allow students access to bathrooms, locker rooms, dorm rooms, and hotel rooms for overnight field trips based entirely on the self-declared gender identities of their students. |
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NewsDemocrat Governor Wants to Cut Taxpayer Funding for Public Broadcasting to ZeroAt a time when President Trump's administration is reportedly considering cuts to public broadcasting, one Democrat governor already has proposed to eliminate taxpayers' subsidies for his state's TV and radio affiliates. |
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