• “We will continue to treat all of our personnel with respect.” America’s highest military officer said transgender people would continue to serve until the White House worked through official channels to implement the ban President Trump unexpectedly announced on Twitter.

In another turn away from Mr. Trump’s pro-L.G.B.T.Q. campaign rhetoric, his Justice Department is arguing in legal filings that a major federal civil rights law does not protect employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation.