Trump triggers storm with transgender ban

The Hill: President Trump announced Wednesday that he would end service by transgender people in the military, opening up a culture battle that caught much of Washington by surprise.

Trump made the announcement after House conservatives pushed the White House to curb Pentagon funding for transition-related medical care and indicated they may not support the spending bill currently on the floor over the issue.

But Trump went much further, and decision-makers on Capitol Hill, including the Armed Services committees, were out of the loop.

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