Appeals Court Rules Against Military Transgender Policy

A divided panel of federal appeal court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service. A March 2025 ruling concluded President Donald Trump’s executive order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights. Meanwhile, the energy price spike triggered by the Iran war has seeped into the price of bonds that help fund the U.S. government. That’s caused interest rates to climb, hampering economic growth and creating a new risk for Republicans in November’s midterm elections. A nominal ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. has been repeatedly tested with such back-and-forth attacks, even as officials from both countries try to negotiate an end to the war.