Sen. Tommy Tuberville ripped Maine Gov. Janet Mills, calling her a "complete idiot" for continuing to defy President Donald Trump's transgender athlete executive order.

The increased focus on this past weekend’s Miss Maine pageant apparently did not turn its most well-known contestants into enemies.

Bills that would rollback transgender rights and ban them from participating on girls' sports teams are receiving more scrutiny amid the Trump administration's lawsuit against Maine.

Maine's Region School Unit No. 24 voted 7-1 on Tuesday to rescind a policy that allows transgender athletes to compete in girls sports.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture settled with the Democratic-led state three weeks after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order.

Maine's legal showdown with the White House over transgender athletes could affect schools and students nationwide, especially if the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maine becomes the national test case.

The state’s attorney general said the federal dollars paid for food for schoolchildren and other essential services.

Eight bills regarding transgender students in Maine were the focus of hours of public hearings in Augusta on Thursday.