Soldier Secretly Begins Transition While Deployed

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The ruling says the administration ignored existing law when it changed the rules that identify “essential benefits” under the Affordable Care Act.

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A King George Middle School eighth-grader is asking a federal judge to intervene immediately after records show the district rewrote its policy to deny the GSA's existence.

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