Leading Off: Northwestern University reached an agreement with the Department of Education on Friday to restore federal funding which would remove virtually all protections for transgender students and faculty, all while publicly denying the betrayal.

Leading Off: Marriage equality faces a direct challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court, while a Texas judge opens the door to marriage discrimination. The administration pursues new attacks on trans care and queer people. The week's top story lines.

Leading Off: Genspect calls to pathologize transgender identities, trans Americans seek asylum abroad, and the Department of Education withholds funds from schools in blue cities. Our top stories starting out the week in trans news.

Virginia’s Loudoun County Public Schools punished three students for sexually harassing a transgender student, and generated a whole bunch of local controversy by telling the Education Department they wouldn’t capitulate to their bigoted demands.

Leading Off: The Department of Education uses funding cuts to try to enforce more bathroom bans. The U.S. Air Force denies trans troops hearings to stay in the service. And a trans athlete sues the NCAA. Our top stories starting out the week in trans news.

The Department of Education is moving ahead with plans to make it vastly more difficult for pro-trans Americans to receive loan forgiveness. Assuming the department continues existing at all.

Another moment in the unfolding saga of California vs. Trump, in which the Department of Education wrongly says California violated Title IX and must start discriminating against trans girls soon or face their wrath.