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Maine high school gets police protection amid trans athlete controversy, Trump's spat with Gov. Janet Mills
Police protection was assigned to Greely High School in Maine amid a national controversy involving a Maine athlete and a feud between Trump and Gov. Janet Mills.
‘We are the federal law’: Trump, Maine governor clash over transgender athletes
President Trump and Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills briefly quarreled Friday at a National Governors Association session at the White House after Trump told a meeting of Republican
Here's how transgender rights are protected under Maine and federal law
"It's been 20 years that we've been protecting on the basis of gender identity. It's not new. It's not radical," says Kit Thomson Crossman, executive director of the Maine Human Rights Commission.
What we know about the dispute over transgender athletes between Maine’s governor and the Trump administration
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to strip Maine of its federal funding if it refuses to comply with his executive order banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports, marking the White House’s latest front in the nation’s culture wars.
Maine high school sports deals with new trans-athlete controversy as state's policy comes under fire
A new transgender-athlete controversy erupted in Maine after the state's governor and President Donald Trump had a spat during a press conference.
Maine faces threat of federal lawsuit over transgender policies
The U.S. Attorney General's office is threatening to sue Maine if the state does not stop allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls' and womens' sports. In a letter to Gov. Janet Mills, Attorney General Pam Bondi reiterated the Trump administration's position that Maine and other states that are allowing girls to
US attorney general threatens to sue Maine over trans athlete policy
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in a letter that she "hopes it does not come to this" amid a debate over allowing transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports.
Fact Check: Maine Governor Janet Mills did not threaten to stop paying federal taxes
The Democratic governor of Maine, Janet Mills, has not threatened to stop paying federal taxes if U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Tuberville: Maine governor was ‘being a total ass’ to Trump over transgender athletes
Maine Gov. Janet Mills was “being a total ass” when she defied President Trump during a heated confrontation at the White ...
Cumberland divided: Maine Governor Mills’s stand against Trump on transgender athletes splits a small town
The town of Cumberland, Maine — about 20 miles north of Portland — has landed at the heart of the battle between President ...
Can Trump withhold federal funds if Maine allows transgender athletes to keep playing?
President Donald Trump told Maine Gov. Janet Mills her state needed to comply with his order banning transgender athletes ...
Trump spars with Maine’s governor at the White House over transgender athletes
President Donald Trump has sparred with Maine’s governor during a meeting of governors at the White House. Democratic Gov.
Protesters rally after Gov. Mills clashes with Trump over transgender athletes
Dozens of Mainers gathered in front of the State House on Sunday, voicing support for Gov. Janet Mills following her response ...
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Maine gov. clashes with Trump over transgender athletes at White House event
Proclaiming his administration as "federal law," the president demanded that Maine comply with his executive order banning ...
Stephen King and More Respond to Gov. Janet Mills’ Defiance of Trump: ‘Proud to Be a Maine Man’
The horror author and proud Mainer joins the jeering after the state's governor tells Trump: "We'll see you in court" The ...
Support grows for Maine student-athlete at center of transgender debate
A group of 30 state and national organizations has condemned elected officials for posts about a Greely High School student ...