A case of school bullying has been transformed into a freedom of religion case that demands the Justice Department’s attention, as if by magic!

Leading Off: His latest lawless move defies an act adopted unanimously by Congress two decades ago. Anti-trans riders stripped from military spending bill. The week’s top story lines.

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: The Department of Justice toys with the idea of banning trans Americans from owning guns. The NRA comes to an unexpected defense of the trans community. Texas successfully passes a bathroom ban. Our top stories starting out the week in trans news.

Leading Off: The DOJ launches investigations into gender-affirming care providers. ICE erases the numbers of transgender people in custody. And the EOCC resumes processing discrimination complaints by trans workers. The top story lines as the week begins.

Fox News and The Daily Wire are alleging that the Justice Department has cut “DEI” funds to pay the police, which is kind of the opposite of what we were asking for with the whole “defund the police” campaign, to be honest.