Federal judge blocks Trump's transgender troop ban, dealing White House another court loss

A federal judge in Washington D.C. has blocked enforcement of the Trump White House's attempt to ban transgender troops from serving in the U.S. military, the Associated Press reports. Tuesday's decision by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes is the latest setback for the administration, which has been marked by a flurry of executive orders aimed at reshaping the government and expanding presidential power and pushing aside marginalized groups. In a strongly worded opinion, Reyes wrote that the ban violates the constitutional rights of transgender troops, according to the AP.