Overview

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the US Navy to rename a ship honoring gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk
• The FBI solicited public tips on hospitals or practitioners performing gender-affirming surgeries on minors
• President Trump threatened to withdraw federal funds from California over its policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports
• The National Park Service initially moved to close Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. to bar Pride gatherings before reversing course
• The administration has reinterpreted Civil Rights-era statutes to address what it terms anti-white racism as part of its wider rollback of diversity initiatives