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Sarah McBride says Republican attack on trans rights is ‘attempt to misdirect’ voters | US Congress

Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, on Sunday condemned Republicans’ latest attack on trans rights as “an attempt to misdirect” voters away from more central issues in communities, such as healthcare costs and economic inequality. Delaware’s […]

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Trump’s pick of Pam Bondi for attorney general doesn’t end transition drama – live updates | Trump administration

Trump’s pick of Pam Bondi for attorney general doesn’t end transition drama Good morning, Despite Matt Gaetz withdrawing his name as Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee and Trump’s controversial pick of Pam Bondi as his replacement, the drama does not

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Pete Hegseth to visit Capitol as details from 2017 sexual assault report emerge – live | Trump administration

Pete Hegseth to visit Capitol as details from 2017 sexual assault report emerge Good morning, The scrutiny around Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, grows as police unveiled an investigative report into the Fox News host that further

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Scientific American editor steps down after calling Trump supporters ‘fascists’ and ‘bigoted’ | Newspapers & magazines

The editor in chief of Scientific American, the US’s oldest magazine, has announced her resignation after a series of online posts in which she called some Donald Trump supporters “fascists” and “bigoted”. In a post on Bluesky on Thursday, Laura

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Environmental groups alarmed as Doug Burgum picked for US interior secretary | Trump administration

Donald Trump’s nomination of North Dakota’s Republican governor, Doug Burgum, as the interior secretary has prompted swift backlash from environmental advocacy groups alarmed at the incoming administration’s plans to use federal lands for oil and gas drilling. Burgum, a former

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