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.
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NYTimes – US Medicaid said it won't pay for gender-affirming surgeries or hormones for transgender minors.
NYTimes – US Republican voters in South Carolina are choosing a nominee for U.S. Senate in a special primary election. Sen. Darline Graham, appointed to serve the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham's term and endorsed by President Trump, faces several candidates including Rep. Russell Fry, former Gov. Mark Sanford and Rep. Ralph Norman. The winner will be the Republican nominee for the November Senate election.
NPR – Politics Earlier this month, however, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the case, citing new information that the damage was caused by a "botched installation" by a contractor, not vandalism.
Sky News – UK Star, 53, says disease has metastasised to her bones and it is too late for chemotherapy Lucy Davis, the actor best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in The Office, has said she has incurable stage four breast cancer. The 53-year-old said she was diagnosed a year and a half ago and the disease had metastasised to her bones including her spine, right hip and ribs. She said it was too late for chemotherapy. Continue read…
