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Trump administration launches probe into Maine’s transgender sports participation policy

  • President Donald Trump's administration announced an investigation into the Maine Department of Education over policies allowing transgender students to participate in athletics.
  • Maine is the third state to face such an investigation after California and Minnesota, according to the Trump administration.
  • Craig Trainor stated that if Maine wants to continue receiving federal funds from the Education Department, it must follow Title IX.
  • Attorney General Aaron Frey asserted that any attempt to cut federal funding over this issue would be illegal and in violation of court orders.
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DOE to investigate Maine Education Department over trans athletes, Title IX

The DOE announced it is launching an investigation into Maine's Education Department, citing alleged Title IX violations. The news comes after a transgender athlete reportedly won a girls' state pole vaulting competition. Hours before the investigation was announced, President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills had a public exchange about transgender athletes during a White House event. If found to be in violation of Title IX and Trump's recent ex…

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Maine schools under ‘directed investigation’ by feds over transgender athletes' rights

After President Donald Trump clashed with Maine Gov. Janet Mills Friday over the rights of transgender athletes, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent a letter to Maine officials notifying there would be a “directed investigation” of Maine’s Education Department.

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Maine’s Trans Sports Policy Could Cost State $100M In USDA Money, Trump Admin Warns

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Saturday announced that it has initiated a “compliance review” of the University of Maine, and the state could be in jeopardy of losing $100 million in federal USDA funding over noncompliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep males out of female sports. Trump took aim at ...

·Nashville, United States
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DOE Launches Investigation into Maine Just Hours After Governor Sparred with Trump Over Women's Sports

Tensions escalate as the Department of Education launches an investigation into Maine's Title IX compliance, following a heated exchange between Governor Mills and President Trump over women's sports policies.

·United States
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Trump administration launches probe into Maine's transgender sports participation policy

Launching a civil rights investigation is a key step in the process of yanking a school’s federal funding.

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Federal government launches investigation into Maine hours after Democratic governor stood up to Trump’s ‘bullying’

“In America, the President is neither a King nor a dictator, as much as this one tries to act like it – and it is the rule of law that prevents him from being so,” Gov. Janet Mills said.

·Los Angeles, United States
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