U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an executive order seeking to bar transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports. © Reuters
(Reuters) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended funding for research and programs at the University of Maine, the school said on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump clashed with Gov. Janet Mills over the state's refusal to ban transgender athletes from girls' sports.
In an email received by the University of Maine, the USDA's chief financial officer ordered all payments paused while the department "evaluates if it should take any follow-on actions" related to possible civil rights violations at the school.