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On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's executive order banning funding for hospitals that provide gender-affirming treatments to transgender youth. The order applies to the states of Washington, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado. Newsweek contacted the White House press office for comment on Saturday via email outside of regular office hours. Why It Matters Since returning to the White House on January 20, President Donald Trump has signed a slew of executive orders impacting on transgender rights, which his supporters claim muddy the biological difference between males and females and are a...

SEATTLE — A federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction late Friday night blocking President Donald Trump's executive order halting federal funding of gender-affirming care for transgender youth. King, a Biden appointee, previously said the executive order “blatantly discriminated against trans youth.” The temporary restraining order issued on February 14 was set to expire at midnight. King filed Friday's ruling hours before the temporary pause was set to lapse. “The Court’s holding here is not about the policy goals that President Trump seeks to advance; rather, it is about reaffirming the structural integrity of the Constitution by ensuring that...