The Trump administration has barred Medicaid from covering gender-affirming surgeries and hormones for transgender minors, according to a new rule reported on August 11–12, 2026. Transgender rights advocates said the rule would face a legal challenge.
NYTimes – US 2 publishers and 2 source reports documented this archived update.
NYTimes – US Medicaid said it won't pay for gender-affirming surgeries or hormones for transgender minors.
NYTimes – US Flash floods swept through Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend, hitting Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday afternoon. At least two people were killed and about 15 remained missing or unaccounted for as of late Monday, with further monsoon rains hampering rescue efforts. Dozens were evacuated.
NPR – Politics President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America." Google has updated Google Maps to display "Lake America" for U.S. users while keeping "Lake Ontario" in Canada. Apple is now being pressed by Trump to make the same change; MapQuest said it will not. Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard reading "Lake Ontario — Now and Always."
NYTimes – US The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to let the Trump administration continue building a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, blocking a lower-court order that had halted above-ground work after finding the administration should have sought congressional approval. Chief Justice John Roberts dissented, writing that the construction is likely unlawful.
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