Title XI Standoff: Trump Administration Sues Maine Over Trans Athletes In Girls’ Sports

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🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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After a trans athlete won the Maine State girls' pole-vaulting championship, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the Justice Department will be suing Maine for disregarding the President’s executive order banning trans athletes in women’s sports. They argue Maine has violated Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete and has “deprived women and girls of fair athletic opportunities.” Maine State Representative Laurel Libby joins the Rundown to share why she’s unsurprised by the Maine Governor’s liberal agenda and why she believes the people of Maine support the trans athlete ban for the sake of fairness. It has been just over five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the unknown nature of the virus had global implications, including much of the world shutting down its schools and businesses for weeks or even months. The new FOX Nation special, 'Nation Under Lockdown’, looks back at that period and discusses some of the decisions made by government and health officials that are still being questioned today. Senior Medical Analyst Dr. Marc Siegel discusses the special, what mistakes were made, what we got right in the spring of 2020, and the current state of the virus five years later. Plus, commentary from FOX News contributor and host of The Jason In The House podcast, Jason Chaffetz. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:14.9	U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced a lawsuit against the state of Maine for its
1:19.8	refusal to ban transgender athletes in women's and girls' sports.
1:24.7	It's an issue that has Mainers, not to mention Americans, staunchly in their opposing
1:29.7	corners. We should be concerned across the entire country with ensuring that our girls are not
1:35.7	being discriminated against and that they have a fair, safe and level playing field. And I think
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