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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) must provide the state of Florida with documentation on why it supports gender transitions for minors and any communication with its members about that decision-making process, a District Court ruled. The AAP is involved in a lawsuit against Florida over a new rule established last year that prohibits the use of Medicaid funds on sex changes and other transgender-related care. The AAP signed on in support of the plaintiffs, leading Florida to subpoena it and numerous other organizations for information on their policies toward individuals with gender dysphoria and how those policies were developed,...

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Snerdley, do you still have your crush on Suzanne Malveaux? You're gonna have to deal with this. You're gonna have to do something about this. They had the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night. There's a new name for this thing called The Nerd Prom. The Nerd Prom. That was one of the Twitter hashtags for the event. And that's quite apt, because politics, as I have often described it, is show biz for the ugly. And that's what the White House correspondents dinner was. It's their big Oscar night. It's where they all get together...

Anna Nicole Smith collapsed in her hotel room at the Hard Rock Cafe and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., and was rushed to a hospital on Thursday. A Hollywood, Fla., fire department spokesman told MSNBC TV that the actress was unresponsive when the rescue unit arrived on the scene. Sources confirmed to Access Hollywood that Smith was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital shortly after 2 p.m. EST on Thursday. Access Hollywood also is reporting that Smith was intubated at the scene. Officials told the Miami Herald, "it does not look good."