Johnson unveils Capitol bathroom policy, Mace announces another transgender bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced new bathroom policies for the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in response to controversy surrounding transgender Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.). “All single-sex facilities, including restrooms, locker rooms, and locker rooms in the Capitol and the House Office Building, are reserved for individuals of that biological sex,” Johnson, R-Louisiana, said in a […]

Rep. Nancy Mace getting death threats over Sarah McBride trans bathroom bill

South Carolina Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace said she has received death threats after calling for a ban on incoming transgender Democratic Congresswoman Sarah McBride and others from using the women's restroom in the Capitol. The backlash comes after Mace claimed he would not support “someone with a penis in the women's locker room” and proposed […]

Dick Durbin, Roger Marshall Scheme to Slip Credit Card Bill into Defense Bill

Sens. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are plotting to slip the credit card bill into the defense bill during the lame duck session. Durbin, Senate Majority Whip; said He said Monday that he would like to propose a credit card bill, the Credit Card Competition Act, as an amendment to the must-pass National […]

Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Transgender Bathroom Ban Bill At The Capitol

U.S. Representative Nancy Mace, Republican of South Carolina, speaks during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 17, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO) REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff James Myers7:26am – Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Republican Nancy Mace unveiled a resolution Monday that […]

Health minister Stephen Kinnock says he will back assisted dying bill | Assisted dying

Health Secretary Stephen Kinnock said he plans to vote in favor of assisted dying legislation next week, calling it a “compassionate” act that would automatically put extreme pressure on NHS palliative care services. argued that it was not. Mr Kinnock, the palliative care minister, said he did not see a conflict between supporting the legislation […]

Mace introduces bill to bar trans women from Capitol restrooms

Rep. Nancy Mace (R.C.) introduced a bill Monday that would ban transgender women from entering Capitol facilities that match their gender identity. The resolution would ban members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives from accessing same-sex establishments in accordance with their gender identity, and would be the first such resolution publicly proposed by […]