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Protestors rally for healthcare for transgender people at a march in June 2025 in Manhattan. NPR has learned the Trump administration shelved a plan to cut off all Medicare and Medicaid funding to any hospital that provided gender-affirming care to minors.
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Trump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care
Selena Simmons-Duffin
NPR has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be finalizing its most aggressive attempt to end gender-affirming care for youth nationally.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., attends a press conference on Dec. 7, 2023. South Carolina's governor has named Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve out his term.
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South Carolina's governor names Lindsey Graham's sister to serve out his term
Sam Gringlas
Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz star in The Invite.
A24
How the duo behind 'The Invite' wrote a sex comedy (that's not really about sex)
Tonya Mosley
Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday.
Razieh Poudat
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The U.S. strikes Iran after Trump announces a renewed blockade and tolls in Hormuz
NPR Staff
Texas Standard
Talarico polling stronger with Texas’ Black voters than expected, but enthusiasm questions remain
Recent polling from The Texas Politics Project suggests Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico is performing better with Black voters than his predecessors were at this point in their campaigns.
Crypto kiosks were used to scam $56 million from Texans last year. Lawmakers are calling for regulation.
Anti-Indian sentiment is on the rise in Frisco. Some blame right-wing influencers
These harmless jellyfish bring a star-filled night sky to the shoreline
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Hollywood is firming up partnerships across Texas
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