First openly gay DC federal judge rakes Trump admin over military trans ban
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U.S. District Judge Ana Reyers harshly questioned Justice Department attorneys on Tuesday over President Donald Trump's executive order regarding transgender service members in the U.S. military.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes harshly questioned the Trump administration at length over the order, demanding to know whether it was a "transgender ban" and if the government's position is that being transgender is an "ideology." Breanne Deppisch is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering the Trump administration, with a focus on the Justice Department, FBI, and other national news.
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