Republicans see targeting trans rights as a sure-fire political winner.
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Author: Dave Lawler,Erica Pandey
Trump win emboldens GOP’s anti-trans blitz
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Bluesky user count hits 20 million and continues to grow: What to know about the platform
Bluesky saw an explosion in users after Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election. Here’s what to know.
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Author: Mary Walrath-Holdridge,Kinsey Crowley
Republican senator falsely accuses Biden and Harris of masterminding Chagos deal
Senator John Kennedy claims the US administration is using the agreement to ‘appease’ China as well
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Author: Andrew Feinberg
Vance debuts new role as Trump’s point person on Capitol Hill
After rarely being seen in public in the two weeks since he delivered a brief, 46-second victory speech on election night, JD Vance reemerged this week to play one of the most important roles he will be expected to fill as Donald Trump’s No. 2: His point person on Capitol Hill.
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Author: Alayna Treene, Steve Contorno
US House committee withholds report on Trump attorney general pick Gaetz
Matt Gaetz has faced allegations of sex trafficking a 17-year-old girl, drug use, and misappropriating campaign funds.
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Author: Al Jazeera
Trump Says Republicans ‘MUST KILL’ Bipartisan Bill to Protect Press Freedom
Donald Trump demanded Republicans in Congress kill legislation aimed at blocking government espionage against journalists.
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Author: Nikki McCann Ramirez
Gaetz AG Confirmation Updates: Report On Sexual Misconduct Claims Stuck In Limbo As Gaetz Lobbies GOP Lawmakers
Gaetz returned to Capitol Hill Wednesday alongside Vice President-elect Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, to meet with lawmakers weighing whether to confirm him as attorney general.
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Author: Sara Dorn
Top Democrat accuses Republican chair of ‘betraying the process’ on Matt Gaetz report
The top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee has accused the panel’s Republican chairman Rep Michael Guest of having “betrayed the process” after a meeting of the panel resulted in no decision on whether to release the report into former Florida Congressman and attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz.
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Author: Gustaf Kilander
Nancy Mace Calls Incoming Transgender Congresswoman A Threat—After Fighting For Ban From Women’s Bathrooms
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution Monday aimed at barring Sarah McBride from using women’s restrooms.
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Author: Mary Whitfill Roeloffs
Speaker Mike Johnson Says He Will Ban Transgender Women From Capitol Bathrooms
The G.O.P. speaker sided with hard-right members of his conference who called for blocking Representative-elect Sarah McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, from using Capitol women’s rooms.
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Author: Annie Karni
US House panel keeps Matt Gaetz sex allegation report under wraps
Democrats demand release of files on Donald Trump’s pick to be country’s attorney-general
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Author: James Politi,Lauren Fedor
Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride’s access to women’s restrooms
House Speaker Mike Johnson declared that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex
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Author: Farnoush Amiri
Republicans on ethics committee reject releasing report on Matt Gaetz
Mr Gaetz had launched an effort to personally secure his embattled nomination.
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Author: PA News Agency
Why the Matt Gaetz report blew up the Ethics Committee
Republicans have found themselves stuck pretty badly between a rock and a hard place, reports Eric Garcia from Congress
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Author: Eric Garcia
Federal Inquiry Traced Matt Gaetz’s Venmo Payments to Women
A document prepared by federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for attorney general, who denies wrongdoing.
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Author: Michael S. Schmidt
Mike Johnson Bans Trans Lawmaker from Using Women’s Restrooms
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that transgender House members will be barred from using restrooms not corresponding to their biological sex.
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Author: Nikki McCann Ramirez
Speaker Johnson bars transgender women from women’s restrooms on Capitol Hill
Policy change comes after first transgender representative wins election to Congress
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Author: Josh Marcus
First trans Congress member is banned from using women’s bathrooms
Speaker Mike Johnson issued a statement determining whether the first transgender member of Congress Sarah McBride can use the women’s restrooms on Capitol Hill.
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Author: Sarah Ewall-Wice
Nancy Mace claims she’s getting death threats over trans bathroom bill
‘If we haven’t met yet, I want all the bullies online to know you will not bully me into submission,’ the South Carolina Republican said
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Author: Kelly Rissman
Mike Johnson institutes transgender bathroom ban for U.S. House
The move comes after GOP firebrands moved to restrict Rep-elect Sarah McBride from accessing the women’s rooms at the Capitol
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Author: Andrew Solender
Mace says she’s had death threats over resolution on trans women in Capitol restrooms
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said she received death threats on Tuesday over backlash about her proposed legislation to bar transgender women from facilities on Capitol Hill. “They are threat…
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Author: Ashleigh Fields
Trump fears Matt Gaetz won’t get confirmed, this is why he’s backing him anyway
The president-elect’s choice has proved controversial over sex-trafficking claims but if he gets in he will be fiercely loyal
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Author: Tony Diver
Medicaid May Face Big Cuts and Work Requirements
Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid, which could threaten health coverage for tens of millions of poor Americans.
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Author: Sarah Kliff,Noah Weiland
Mike Johnson under siege from GOP firebrands on trans lawmaker’s bathroom access
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to get into a physical altercation with transgender Rep-elect Sarah McBride if they have to share a bathroom.
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Author: Andrew Solender,Juliegrace Brufke
