Appeals court gives Trump huge victory to turn military into fighting force without transgenders

A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hannah Kantner)

A panel of three judges on a federal appeals court has handed President Donald Trump a huge victory in his agenda to turn America’s military from a social program into a fighting force.

Specifically the judges upheld a ban implemented by Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth against transgenders in the ranks.

“The United States...