Department of Education removes Biden-era Title IX rules and restores Trump-era definition of sex.
On September 29, 2026, the Department of Education announced it formally removed Biden-era Title IX regulations that extended protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The department restored rules from Trump's first term recognizing sex as male or female at birth, effective September 30, 2026. The Biden rules had been struck down by a federal court in January 2025.
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Trump Junks Biden's Title IX Rules, Now Defines Sex by Biology
Trump restoring biological sex definition · positive
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Trump administration's Department of Education scraps Biden-era Title IX rules
Administration removing prior rules · neutral
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Both outlets report the same facts from the same announcement; Breitbart frames it as junking Biden's rules while the Post neutrally notes the scrapping of Biden-era rules.
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“Trump Junks Biden's Title IX Rules, Now Defines Sex by Biology”
“Trump administration's Department of Education scraps Biden-era Title IX rules”
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A federal court struck down the Biden rules in January 2025 and the last lawsuits were dismissed in August 2026.
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