President Trump announces his plan to raise U.S. tariffs, potentially sparking a global trade war. Meanwhile, a federal judge temporarily halts Trump's executive order restricting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth.
President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled his plan to escalate U.S. tariffs to mirror the tax rates imposed by other nations on imports. This move could potentially spark a wider economic clash with both allies and adversaries as Trump endeavors to eliminate all trade deficits. Separately, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction against President Donald Trump 's recent executive order aimed at curbing gender-affirming healthcare for transgender individuals under the age of 19.
This ruling followed a lawsuit filed earlier this month on behalf of families with transgender or nonbinary children who claim their healthcare access has already been compromised by the president's directive. The lawsuit is also supported by a national LGBTQ+ family advocacy group and a medical professionals' organization, adding to the growing number of legal challenges against a series of executive orders issued by Trump as he seeks to reverse policies enacted by his predecessor, President Joe Biden. Judge Brendan Hurson, appointed by Biden, granted the plaintiffs' request for a temporary restraining order after a hearing in federal court in Baltimore. The ruling effectively suspends Trump's directive while the case progresses. 'The executive order seems to deny that this population even exists, or deserves to exist,' Judge Hurson stated. Shortly after assuming office, Trump signed an executive order directing federally managed insurance programs to exclude coverage for gender-affirming care, encompassing Medicaid, which provides such services in certain states, and TRICARE for military families. Trump's order also instructed the Department of Justice to aggressively pursue litigation and legislation to oppose this practice. The lawsuit includes accounts from families experiencing canceled appointments as medical institutions respond to the new directive. Attorneys representing the plaintiffs argue that Trump's executive order is 'unlawful and unconstitutional' because it seeks to withhold federal funds previously authorized by Congress and because it violates anti-discrimination laws while infringing upon the rights of parents. Similar to legal challenges against state bans on gender-affirming care, the lawsuit contends that the policy is discriminatory because it allows federal funds to cover the same treatments when not used for gender transition. Some hospitals immediately halted gender-affirming care, including prescriptions for puberty blockers and hormone therapy, while they assess the impact of the order. Trump's stance on this issue represents a stark contrast to the Biden administration, which aimed to explicitly extend civil rights protections to transgender individuals. Trump has employed strong rhetoric in opposing gender-affirming care, falsely asserting that 'medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child's sex.' Major medical organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, support access to gender-affirming care. Young people who persistently identify with a gender different from the one assigned at birth are first evaluated by a team of professionals. Some may explore a social transition, involving changes in hairstyle or pronouns. Others may subsequently receive puberty blockers or hormones. Surgery is extremely rare for minors.
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