Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Maine for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex.
The lawsuit follows weeks of feuding between the Republican administration and Democratic Gov. Janet Mills that ha