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Montana House endorses transgender bathroom ban affecting fellow lawmakers
Montana’s Republican-controlled House on Wednesday endorsed a ban on transgender people using bathrooms in public buildings that do not align with their sex assigned at birth — a change that would complicate daily life for two fellow lawmakers. The move comes a month after...
Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump. The uneasy scene brought an ominous start to the...
119th Congress Latest: Mike Johnson narrowly reelected House speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 119th Congress is convening for the first time and House Speaker Mike Johnson has narrowly been reelected to his post. The Louisiana Republican has the support of President-elect Donald Trump and House Republicans decided on Friday to reelect him to his post with just one...
Takeaways from AP's reporting on Sarah McBride, the first openly trans person elected to Congress
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Sarah McBride made history in Delaware as the first openly transgender state senator in the United States. Now she's making history again, recently elected as the first openly trans member of Congress. Her political promotion has come during a reckoning for...
Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of grace
DOVER, Del. (AP) — It was her last day in session as a Delaware state senator, and Sarah McBride sat in her tiny office at the state Capitol, preparing farewell remarks. She had made history here, as the first openly transgender state senator in the country. Now she was making...
Donald Trump said he wants to ban trans athletes from competing. The reality is more nuanced
One of President-elect Donald Trump 's most popular talking points during his campaign centered on the future of transgender athletes. Trump revisited the topic multiple times in the months and weeks before the election, suggesting at his rallies that one of the goals of his second...
The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for transgender rights are turning to a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after a presidential election in which Donald Trump and his allies promised to roll back protections for transgender people. The justices on Wednesday are taking up the issue of...
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.; Sen.-elect Adam Schiff, D-Calif. ___ CNN's “State of the Union” —...
Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride's access to women's restrooms
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Wednesday that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex, a statement directed at Sarah McBride, the first transgender person to be elected to Congress, months before she is set to arrive on...
House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support Tuesday for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person to be elected to Congress — from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol once she's sworn into office next year. ...
