The Biden administration clarified that EMTALA requires hospitals to perform abortions when they are the necessary treatment to stabilize a patient, but the policy’s future is uncertain.
As lawsuits against the administration grow, here is where some of the orders that affect LGBTQ+ people and women stand.
Biden's Labor Department added ovarian, uterine, cervical, and breast cancer coverage for wildland firefighters. It’s unclear whether the new protections will stick under Trump.
A lawsuit filed by the state comes as more women athletes are being scrutinized for their height, athletic ability and physical characteristics as evidence that they are transgender.
Amy Paris, a transgender official who worked at the highest levels of the federal government, suspects her termination was politically motivated.
Courts blocking Trump’s policies on trans rights argue they reflect animus — government action driven by hostility, rather than legitimate policy.
On February 22, 1911, Harper — the “mother of African American journalism” — died at 85. Her legacy continues to point the way forward for the fellows whose work bears her name.
Advocates say the GOP-led suit over transgender protections imperils federal safeguards for people with disabilities.
“Hillbilly Elegy” contains profanity, references to LGBTQ+ people and passages celebrating diversity — features that may conflict with Trump administration executive orders.
The committee was designed to reduce barriers to care for people of color, LGBTQ+ people and rural Americans. A new executive order deemed it "unnecessary."