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.
NPR – US A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a 28-year-old Venezuelan national, identified by his lawyer as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas. Officials said he was shot at least once in the torso and was in serious but stable condition. Anti-ICE protesters gathered to demand transparency, and Austin Mayor Kirk Watson addressed the incident at a press conference.
NYTimes – US Mr. Clancy said in a ‘60 Minutes’ interview that he dreams “all the time” about his three children, who were strangled to death in 2023 by his former wife, Lindsay Clancy.
Bystanders found all four on the side of the road at Valley Heights on Sunday with stabbing injuries Police have alleged that the mother was behind a stabbing attack on three young children that left one dead and two others fighting for their lives in hospital. The woman, aged in her forties, is also in a critical condition. Continue reading...
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