U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington handed down the ruling in a lawsuit filed by more than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans.
Over a dozen House Democrats, led by Rep. Maxine Waters, sent a letter to the SEC chairman and two government watchdogs requesting an investigation into the allegations.
In one case, a reporter received an email reply from the White House press secretary, saying, “As a matter of policy, we do not respond to reporters with pronouns in their bios.”
The president's comments suggested a vague plan that would allow the government to bring back "great" people who are "working hard" and who "go out ... in a nice way."