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GOP senators challenge Biden Title IX transgender student protections

More than two dozen Senate Republicans on Wednesday supported efforts to repeal a Biden administration rule that strengthens federal anti-discrimination protections for transgender students. The Department of Education in April finalized sweeping changes to Title IX, a federal civil rights law that bans sex discrimination in schools and education programs that receive federal funding. The […]

Argentina: violent protests as senators back austerity measures of President Milei | Argentina

Police in Buenos Aires used water cannons and tear gas to deal with violent protests after the Argentine Senate narrowly approved the first round of tough austerity measures proposed by President Javier Milliheit. The outcome came after protesters demanding senators reject Millay’s plans for cuts and economic deregulation hurled sticks, stones and Molotov cocktails at […]

All Republican senators sign onto IVF statement

All 49 Republican senators signed the letter. statement She declared her support for access to in vitro fertilization. “Senate Democrats have employed a summer of scare tactics, a partisan campaign of false fear-mongering aimed at deceiving and confusing the American people. IVF is legal and available in every state across the country, and we strongly […]

Oregon, Wyoming Senators propose bill to expand grazing on federal land

(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, introduced a bipartisan bill this week in hopes of supporting ranchers who graze their livestock on federal lands. Wyden filed the Operational Flexibility Grazing Management Program Act with U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming. “After embracing the Bureau of Land Management pilot program, ranchers in eastern Oregon worked closely […]

Senators rally support for Africa trade deal amid competition with China

Against a broader backdrop of competition with China and an ongoing review of the U.S. trade posture, bipartisan enthusiasm for trade with Africa shone through from the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday. Senators from both parties acknowledged they agreed on much of the matter on the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) […]

7 GOP senators join Democrats in confirming Biden judicial nominee

Seven Republican senators joined Democrats and independents on Tuesday. vote President Joe Biden name Judge Tanya Monique Jones Bossier sworn in as judge on the Washington, D.C. Superior Court Lawmakers voted 57 in favor of approval, with 41 against, all of them Republicans. “It’s business as usual in Washington.” The seven Republican senators who voted […]

For senators defending Trump, retaliation tops ethics

Eight Republican senators were outraged by the unanimous guilty verdict on 34 felony counts against former President Donald Trump. Signed A petition pledging not to take any action against any political or judicial appointments made by Joe Biden, the duly elected President of the United States of America. To underscore the level of retaliation they […]