democratic leader nancy pelosi hitting back at president trump today. she calls his transgender military ban, quote, a cruel and arbitrary decision designed to humiliate transgender americans who have stepped forward to serve our country. this comes as the president tries again to bypass the federal court of appeals. the white house has asked the u.s. supreme court to immediately hear a challenge to trump's controversial policy that bars most transgender individuals from military service. the president first announced that policy back in 2017. district courts across the country have blocked it from going into effect. pressure on facebook cease ceo is mounting as problems pile up for the social network. recently, the company has come under fire following reports that it tried to ignore and conceal russian interference on its platform.