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US House Speaker Backs Bathroom Ban For First Openly Trans Member

The Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives voiced support Wednesday for banning a newly elected transgender woman from using women's restrooms in the legislature.

International Business Times

House Speaker Imposes Bathroom Restrictions For Transgender Congresswoman

House Speaker mandates restroom use by biological sex in response to transgender Congresswoman-elect, sparking debate over transgender rights.

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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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Trump popular vote lead narrows

If the margin between Harris and Trump holds, it will be the second-closest presidential election of the 2000s

Salon

John Fetterman Rejects 'Degrading' Republican Anti-Trans Bathroom Ban, Says Sarah McBride Is Free to Use His Office Bathroom

Speaker Mike Johnson's ban caused backlash among several members of the House, with Sen. John Fetterman offering support to Rep.-elect Sarah McBride

Latin Times

Transgender House Member Says She's 'Not Here to Fight About Bathrooms', Will Follow Speaker Johnson's Rules

McBride also went on to say that the discussion around the usage of bathrooms in Congress is an "effort to distract from real issues facing this country"

Latin Times

Mike Johnson embraces trans bathroom ban

Johnson's move comes after the election of Sarah McBride, a transgender woman representing Delaware in the House

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Republicans support bathroom ban after US transgender lawmaker elected

Republicans have pushed an effort barring first federal transgender lawmaker from women’s restrooms in the US Capitol.

Al Jazeera

Trans congresswoman Sarah McBride responds to Capitol Hill bathroom ban

Following statement from Mike Johnson, McBride says: ‘I’m not here to fight about bathrooms, I’m here to … bring down costs facing families’

The Guardian - US

New U.S. Capitol Bathroom Policy Sparks Controversy

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Nancy Mace introduce new bathroom policy in the U.S. Capitol to designate facilities based on biological sex, emphasizi...

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House speaker bars transgender women from women’s restrooms on Capitol Hill

Policy change comes after first transgender representative wins election to Congress

The Independent UK

Republican Leader Bans Trans Women from Using Women's Bathroom in US Capitol Building: 'Women Deserve Women's Only Spaces'

Speaker Mike Johnson announced transgender women will be banned from using women's restrooms and locker facilities throughout the U.S. Capitol complex.

Latin Times

Sen. Tillis Supports Maintaining Integrity Of House Ethics Committee

Senator Thom Tillis shares insights on House Ethics Committee report and recess appointments for Cabinet-level nominees.

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Stephen Colbert on Trump: ‘Continuing to shovel steaming piles of nominee into his cabinet’

Late-night hosts discuss Matt Gaetz’s legal scandals, Dr Oz’s pseudoscience and Trump’s penchant for picking TV hosts

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Jimmy Kimmel coins new nickname for Trump’s AG pick Matt Gaetz: ‘Caucasian Diddy’

The late-night host ripped Gaetz and tied him to another famous sexual assault investigation

Roll Call

Johnson targets transgender bathroom access, throwing weight behind Mace - Roll Call

How the speaker would enforce such a ban is unclear, as the fight intensifies over who can use women’s restrooms in the Capitol.

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House Speaker Clarifies Stance On Transgender Issue

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Nancy Mace express differing views on transgender rights and single-sex facilities, sparking debate in the political la...

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House Speaker Declares 'A Man Cannot Become A Woman'

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep.-elect Sarah McBride are at the center of a debate on transgender rights in Congress, highlighting the importance of inc...

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Latin Times

House Ethics Committee Faces Crucial Decision on Gaetz Report Amid Trump's Attorney General Nomination

The committee will meet to decide whether to make public its findings on Matt Gaetz's alleged misconduct as Trump's attorney general pick faces scrutiny.

Al Jazeera

Will the House ethics panel release report on Gaetz misconduct allegations?

The House speaker is against the release of the report that looks into the sexual misconduct allegations against Gaetz.

Salon

The Christian right is fine with Gaetz

Shielding Matt Gaetz fits with the long religious right tradition of defending bad men at women's expense

The Guardian - US

House ethics committee deadlocked on whether to release Matt Gaetz report

Panel met but failed to reach decision on releasing report into Trump’s controversial pick for attorney general

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Republicans Consider Constitutional Pathway For Trump's Recess Appointments

Capitol Hill Republicans explore Trump adjourning Congress for recess appointments, sparking debate on constitutional implications.

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House Ethics Committee Chair Denies Speaker's Influence On Gaetz Report

House Ethics Committee chair confirms Speaker Johnson not influencing panel on report disclosure involving Matt Gaetz nomination.

Reason

We Are Going To Learn More About Matt Gaetz's Sex Life Than We Wanted

Trump's pick for attorney general is manifestly unqualified for the job, even without considering the salacious details of the ethics charges against him.

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