Mr. Trump, who announced the order at the National Prayer Breakfast, appointed his new attorney general, Pam Bondi, to lead a task force at the Justice Department to spearhead the effort. Mr. Trump said the task force would “fully prosecute anti-Christian violence and vandalism in our society” and “move heaven and earth to defend the rights of Christians and religious believers nationwide.” (Green, The New York Times)
Read MoreThe updated policy, which is effective immediately, limits competition in women’s sports exclusively to athletes assigned female at birth. It permits athletes “assigned male at birth to practice with women’s teams and receive benefits such as medical care while practicing.” The NCAA said its new rules apply to all athletes, including those who had previously undergone eligibility reviews under its previous policy. (Hill, The Washington Post)
Read MoreOvernight, a walking symbol of Hollywood’s love, tolerance, empathy and inclusivity was rebranded as the opposite of all these things. Hollywood was skipping merrily toward rewarding the wokest movie of the year when it stepped on an antiwoke land mine. (Smith, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreAcross the globe, in the United States and Uruguay, in Italy and India, families are getting smaller. To some, this may seem like good news. But economists, demographers and government leaders are increasingly alarmed about the downward trend. (Branigin, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThe order, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," gives federal agencies, including the Justice and Education departments, wide latitude to ensure entities that receive federal funding abide by Title IX in alignment with the Trump administration's view, which interprets "sex" as the gender someone was assigned at birth. (ESPN)
Read MorePolice say they have made dozens of arrests over alleged offenses related to antisemitism. The head of Australia’s federal police said officers were looking at whether foreign actors were paying people to commit attacks. (Condie, The Wall Street Journal)
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