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GOP warns Gaetz hearings will be ‘Kavanaugh on steroids’

Senate Republicans are warning confirmation proceedings for former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will be like “Kavanaugh on steroids,” referring to the contentious hearings for Supreme Court nominee Bre…

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Author: Alexander Bolton

Inside Corporate America, transgender bathroom use is already settled

Congress is embroiled in a workplace fight that is outside the norm in the private sector.

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Author: Emily Peck

Trans congresswoman Sarah McBride posts defiant response to bathroom ban

First trans member of Congress ‘just trying to pee in peace’ after Mike Johnson says trans women cannot use women’s bathrooms

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Author: Léonie Chao-Fong,Joanna Walters

North Carolina Republicans Push to Seize Power From Top Democrats

The state’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a sweeping bill that would erode the power of the Democratic governor and attorney general and hand the G.O.P. more control over elections.

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Author: Nick Corasaniti,Eduardo Medina

Is Kim Kardashian Just a Republican Now?

It’s certainly an interesting time for her to be aligning with Elon Musk.

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Author: Olivia Craighead

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 win emboldens GOP’s anti-trans blitz

Republicans see targeting trans rights as a sure-fire political winner.

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Author: Dave Lawler,Erica Pandey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.