Trump threatens California schools with funding cuts over transgender policies, escalating culture war in America

President Donald Trump has threatened to cut federal funding to California schools that defy his administrations transgender policies, intensifying a long-running clash with the state. The dispute, rooted in Californias inclusion of transgender athletes in girls sports, has sparked lawsuits, political backlash, and nationwide debateplacing students, particularly scholarship hopefuls, at the centre of an escalating cultural and legal battle.