Maine found in violation of Title IX over transgender athletes after Trump clashed with governor

As deadline nears, Gov. Mills says no agreement with feds on trans athletes in girls' sports

The U.S. Department of Education has given the state until Friday to get in line or risk legal action. Maine is choosing the latter.

How Trump’s actions have most impacted Maine

They include cuts to the federal workforce and funding for health care, investigations into Maine's policy on transgender athletes and new tariffs on cars and car parts.

The Trump Administration Keeps Finding Petty New Ways to Punish the State of Maine

Ever since the governor stood up to Trump publicly, the White House appears bent on vengeance.

White House retaliation against Maine sparks calls for a key official’s resignation

Maine Gov. Janet Mills apparently hurt Donald Trump's feelings in February. The result has been a multifaceted offensive against the Democrat's home state.

How the Trump administration took aim at Maine

Maine has faced investigations and arbitrary reversals of funding, turning it into a test case for the Trump administration’s approach to perceived adversaries.

OCR to Maine: Define sex by reproductive systems or lose funding

An Education Department draft agreement directs the state to adopt a definition that “there are only two sexes” that produce “egg” and “sperm” respectively.