Trump Pauses $175 Million in Funding to University of Pennsylvania Over Transgender Athletes

Trump admin freezes $175M in funding to Penn over transgender athlete – Metro Philadelphia

Some researchers at the University of Pennsylvania recently received orders to halt their work, after President Donald Trump’s administration paused $175 million in funding over the inclusion – a few years ago – of a transgender woman on the college’s female swim team. The frozen federal funding is impacting faculty conducting studies about “preventing hospital-acquired infections, drug screening against deadly viruses, quantum computing, protec…

UPenn Is Finally Paying the Price for Bullying and Silencing Female Swimmers

In announcing that it will freeze millions of dollars to a university that perverted and ignored its legal responsibilities to women and girls under Title IX, the Trump administration is sending a clear message to all schools: Protect the safety, privacy, dignity, and spaces of women and girls — or lose federal funding. This week, the Trump administration announced that it is pausing $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylva…

'Overstepping its constitutional bounds' Pennsylvania bill urges Trump to unfreeze funds

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) -- A Representative introduced a bill that urges President Donald Trump to unfreeze previously appropriated federal funds. The bill, authored by Rep. Chris Pielli, argues that the Trump administration has continued to withhold money, against the orders of two federal judges, that Congress already appropriated. Pielli noted that this freeze has caused mass confusion, frustration and uncertainty amongst the millions of American…

Conversation on trans athletes hits Evansville as some locals protest Riley Gaines speech

Former college swimmer Riley Gaines held an event at Mater Dei High School with a handful of local protestors outside.

Transgender Swimmer's Ex-Teammates Speak Up After Trump Admin Cuts Funding to School

The administration of President Donald Trump paused $175 million in federal funds for the University of Pennsylvania over its policy of letting men compete in women’s sports leagues. Three former […] The post Transgender Swimmer's Ex-Teammates Speak Up After Trump Admin Cuts Funding to School appeared first on The Western Journal.

ThePatriotLight - Maine Universities Back Down on Transgender Athletes After Trump Administration Halts Funding › American Greatness

ThePatriotLight - On Wednesday, the University of Maine System (UMS) agreed to enact bans on so-called “transgender athletes” after an executive order by President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw federal funding from any universities that allow such participation. Fox News reports that the agreement was announced in a statement by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday, as the USDA had been providing funding to the u…