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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zeke Miller and Annie Ma

Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer

Trump Education Penn - (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over the participation of a transgender athlete in its swimming program, the White House said Wednesday.

The Ivy League school has been facing an Education Department investigation focusing on in its swimming program. That inquiry was announced last month immediately after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports.

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