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Downingtown elects Pennsylvania’s first openly transgender mayor
Democrat Erica Deuso defeated Republican Richard Bryant in the borough of Downingtown’s mayoral election. By Kenny Cooper Updated Nov. 6, 2025 5:46 pm A small town just a few dozen miles west of Philadelphia made history Wednesday morning by electing Pennsylvania’s first openly transgender mayor. Unofficial results show that Democrat Erica Deuso defeated Republican Richard…
Supreme Court allows Trump to prohibit gender election on passports
November 6, 2025 3:57 PM ET By Nina Totenberg, Alyssa Kapasi The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Trump to proceed with his plan to require that passport applicants list their sex as what was designated on their birth certificate. The court’s decision overturns a lower court order pausing Trump’s policy and allowing applicants…
Democrats say Virginia voters rejected anti-trans platforms
With wins in Virginia, New Jersey and New York, ‘pro-equality’ advocates look ahead to 2026 Congressional midterm elections. By: Charlotte Rene Woods November 5, 2025 3:37 pm For much of 2025, Democrats in Virginia campaigned on addressing affordability issues and federal funding cuts handed down by President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress. Virginia’s GOP…
Education Department sued over controversial loan forgiveness rule
Critics of the rule say the department is trying to exclude organizations that work with LGBTQ individuals, immigrants and transgender children from the program. By Rebecca Carballo 11/03/2025 03:21 PM EST Two lawsuits were filed Monday against the Trump administration after the Education Department published a student debt forgiveness rule that critics say violates free speech…
New Pentagon policy undercuts transgender troops’ ability to fight military ban, AP reports
By Konstantin Toropin Nov 1, 2025 2:42 PM EST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has rolled out a new policy that will severely undercut the ability for transgender troops who have been banned from the armed forces by the Trump administration to turn to boards of their peers to argue for their right to stay in the…
Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program
By ALI SWENSON and OBED LAMY Updated 11:56 AM CST, October 30, 2025 MINOOKA, Ill. (AP) — Bill Swick has a rare degenerative brain disease that inhibits his mobility and speech. Instead of the hassle of traveling an hour to a clinic in downtown Chicago to visit a speech therapist, he has benefited from virtual appointments from the comfort…
Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned Parenthood
By PATRICK WHITTLE Updated 11:28 AM CST, October 30, 2025 PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine said it will shut down its primary care operations on Friday because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers. Maine Family Planning operates 18 clinics in the state and says abortions are…
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
October 30, 2025 9:00 AM ET Selena Simmons-Duffin Access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth will be dramatically restricted by the Trump administration under new proposals by the Department of Health and Human Services. NPR has obtained the draft text of a proposed rule that would prohibit federal Medicaid reimbursement for medical care provided to transgender…
Many Kentuckians to pay hundreds or even thousands more for health insurance next year
Kentucky Public Radio | By Justin Hicks Published October 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM EDT Kentucky Public Radio analyzed quotes from the state’s health insurance marketplace and found premium increases ranging from 60% to 600% compared to 2025. Kentuckians who get health insurance through the state’s Kynect marketplace are going to see higher out-of-pocket costs…