U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday effectively banning transgender girls and women from participating in female sports events in schools and colleges, a White House official said.

The president is expected to sign the executive order Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Donald Trump is signing an executive order designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in women’s or girls' sporting events

The White House said on Monday it has noticed that Mexico is "serious" about President Donald Trump's executive order on tariffs, but Canada has "misunderstood" it to be a trade war between the neighboring countries.

President Donald Trump said he plans to speak Monday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum before steep new tariffs on U.S. allies and trading partners are scheduled to take effect early Tuesday.

The pauses—which allow a period of negotiations over drug trafficking and border security—provide a cool-down period after a tumultuous few days that put North America on the cusp of a trade war.