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Today's Big Stories

1. Senate Democrats plan to force vote on resolution for transparency on deportations to El Salvador

Senate Democrats plan to force a vote in the coming weeks on a resolution to require more transparency from President Donald Trump's administration about deportations to El Salvador.

The new resolution would force Trump's Republican administration to report to Congress about what steps it is taking to comply with courts that have determined the U.S. government wrongfully deported immigrants to El Salvador. 

2. Trump's health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender transition health care

President Donald Trump's administration released a lengthy review of transgender health care on Thursday that advocates for a greater reliance on behavioral therapy rather than broad gender transition medical care for youths with gender dysmorphia.

This new "best practices" report is in response to an executive order Trump issued days into his second term that says the federal government must not support gender transitions for anyone under age 19. 

Supporters of transgender rights rally by the Supreme Court, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

3. Measles jumps borders in North America with outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and U.S.

North America’s three biggest measles outbreaks continue to balloon, with more than 2,500 known cases; three people have died in the U.S. and one in Mexico. It started in the fall in Ontario, Canada; then took off in late January in Texas and New Mexico; and has rapidly spread in Chihuahua state, which is up to 786 cases since mid-February.

These outbreaks are in areas with a notable population of certain Mennonite Christian communities who trace their migration over generations from Canada to Mexico to Seminole, Texas. 

4. Trump nominating Waltz as U.N. ambassador, hours after reports he was out as national security adviser

President Donald Trump announced Thursday afternoon he is nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. 

The announcement came hours after a White House official confirmed to Spectrum News reports that Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, were expected to depart the Trump administration soon.

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