All posts tagged "congress"
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Scott Wiener’s Balancing Act in the Race for Congress
The gay congressional candidate walks a line between progressive ideals and political reality while facing attacks from the left and right.
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Teen Says ICE Agents Choked Him, Mocked Him as “Gay”
Teen tells Congress ICE agents used a chokehold, hurled slurs, and seized his phone during his father’s arrest.
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Trump Demands Anti-Trans Measures Be Added to SAVE Act
President demands national bans on transgender athletes in women's sports and gender-affirming care for minors be added to the voter ID bill.
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Former Space Force Colonel Bree Fram to Run for Congress
Forced out under Trump’s trans military ban, the former Space Force colonel raised $102,000 in her first 24 hours as a candidate.
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U.S. House Bans Medicaid Coverage for Trans Youth Health Care
The bill bars federal insurance coverage for gender-affirming care for minors and is unlikely to advance in the Senate.
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Congress Bans Trans Athletes at Military Academies
The provision was folded into the must-pass defense bill and applies only to U.S. military service academies.
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213 Democrats Urge Johnson To Condemn Anti-Trans Rhetoric
House Democrats warn that Republican slurs and dehumanizing language are putting transgender Americans at risk.
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Texas Redistricting Ruling Gives Boost to Lesbian Congresswoman
Texas’s blocked map keeps Julie Johnson in a winnable district after judges found “substantial evidence” of racial gerrymandering.
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Gay New York Democrat Sets Fundraising Record
Erik Bottcher raised more than $683,000 in one day after filing to run for Rep. Jerry Nadler’s congressional seat.
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Lesbian AG Kris Mayes Threatens Mike Johnson With Legal Action
Mayes accuses the House speaker of violating the Constitution by refusing to seat Arizona Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
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Scott Wiener Plans Run for Nancy Pelosi’s Congressional Seat
The openly gay lawmaker may enter the race early as pressure builds on Pelosi from progressives and a shifting San Francisco electorate.
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President Trump Frees George Santos From Prison “Immediately”
President Trump has commuted the seven-year prison sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, convicted of fraud and identity theft.
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House GOP Adds Anti-LGBTQ Amendments to Defense Bill
Republican amendments target Pride flags, transgender visibility, and military health care coverage.
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Mace Hurls Insults at Jacobs Over Trans Rights Debate
Nancy Mace attacked Sara Jacobs during a House debate on trans rights, even lobbing an anti-Semitic remark over a defense bill amendment.
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Robert Garcia Strikes Back at Comer’s ‘Drama Queen’ Insult
U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, fired back at Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) after Comer dismissed him as...
