Trump's big crackdown on University of Pennsylvania over trans athlete policy: Story in 10 points
University of Pennsylvania over its inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s college sports. The University of Pennsylvania’s campus, nestled in the heart of Philadelphia, is known for its academic excellence but now it is embroiled in a political showdown with the White House.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced the suspension of $175 million in federal funding to the university over its policies regarding transgender athletes.
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Trump's big crackdown: Know 10 points
-The Trump administration said it was suspending $175m (£135m) in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over the school's policy regarding transgender athletes, according to BBC. “This is just a taste of what could be coming down the pipe for Penn,” one senior Trump administration official told Fox News.
-The move relates to a transgender woman who won the highest US national college swimming title in 2022 while competing for the Ivy League university, which is based in Philadelphia.
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-The funding makes up nearly one-fifth of the Ivy League university’s overall federal monies received last year. Those payments came from the Department of Defense and Department of Health and Human Services, a senior White House official confirmed to The New York Post.
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-The administration's move came after President Trump's order last month banning transgender athletes from competing in female-only school sports. It comes as Trump aims to crack down on transgender athletes participating in sports and to cut federal spending.
-A statement from the University of