President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday banning transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, fulfilling a promise that was at the center of his 2024 campaign. The order will establish sweeping mandates on sex and sports policy and will direct federal agencies,

He says the move, which covers non-elite levels, restores fairness but human rights advocates have condemned it.

Several social justice groups said Tuesday that they are suing the Trump administration over its new restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for children.