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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Judge blocks Trump order aimed at care for transgender youth

    A federal judge has extended a block of President Trump’s plan to withhold funding from medical institutions that provide healthcare to transgender youth.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Brian Hardzinski • Mar 3, 2025 • 1 min read

    A federal judge has extended a block of President Trump’s plan to withhold funding from medical institutions that provide healthcare to transgender youth.

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    3. 18:59Replay: ‘Anora’ won top prizes at Cannes and Oscars. How did Sean Baker direct it?
    4. 36:51South Africa’s Abel Selaocoe makes cello sound like percussion
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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Oscar winner Sean Baker on ‘Anora,’ cellist Abel Selaocoe on ‘Hymns of Bantu’
    1. 0:00Where does the Oval Office argument leave Zelensky and Ukraine?
    2. 9:49Judge blocks Trump order aimed at care for transgender youthYou’re reading this
    3. 18:59Replay: ‘Anora’ won top prizes at Cannes and Oscars. How did Sean Baker direct it?
    4. 36:51South Africa’s Abel Selaocoe makes cello sound like percussion
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand