Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming care for all active duty service members in a memo to senior Pentagon and military leaders.

Transgender U.S. service members will be separated from the military unless they receive an exemption, according to a new Pentagon policy disclosed in a court filing on Wednesday.

The military services have 30 days to identify and potentially remove transgender service members. The directive follows a memo from the Pentagon and has been challenged in court. While early ...