Federal officials have launched an investigation into the California Community Colleges Athletic Assn. The investigations — which target 18 school districts and colleges nationwide — widen the Trump administration’s drive to end the participation of transgender athletes in women’s and girls’ sports. The California Community College Athletic Assn. AdvertisementThe investigation targets a California Community Colleges Athletic Assn. rule that allows transgender females and nonbinary students to participate on women’s community college sports teams if the students have completed “at least one calendar year of testosterone suppression.”

Source: Los Angeles Times January 16, 2026 18:30 UTC