A group of transgender people is challenging the Trump administration’s new policy that prevents the issuing of passports with sex designations that do not match an applicant’s biological sex at birth. Seven people represented by the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit claiming the policy violates privacy and First Amendment rights. In 2022, the State Department allowed passport applicants to select M, F or X for sex. ...

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order cutting all foreign aid to South Africa, citing concerns about the country “seizing” ethnic minority Afrikaners’ agricultural property without compensation. Trump alleged South Africa‘s recently enacted Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 “dismantles equal opportunity in employment, education, and business.” The order notes “hateful rhetoric” and government actions have been “fueling disproportionate violence against racially disfavored landowners.” SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT...