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The order temporarily blocking the controversial program will allow more time for the Trump administration and labor groups to submit their arguments, the federal judge said.

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association today announced that it will restrict women’s sports to students assigned female at birth while permitting all student athletes to compete in the men’s category to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order rescinding support for sports programs “within which the relevant female sports category is based on identity and not sex.”
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s offer of buyouts to federal workers. Today was the deadline for employees to accept the controversial packages, which Democratic lawmakers have warned are legally dubious and have not received congressional authorization.

Trump defended his proposal that the U.S. take control of Gaza in a social media post this morning, claiming no U.S. troops “would be needed,” as Republicans and Democrats in Congress push back on the plan.
The Senate is expected to vote tonight on the confirmation of Russell Vought, Trump’s pick to run the White House Office of Management and Budget. Other controversial nominees, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, have cleared key procedural hurdles for votes in the chamber.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management sent a memo to federal agency heads directing them to send in information about employees who received less than ‘fully successful’ performance ratings over the past three years or any employees who are under or have completed a performance improvement plan within the last year.