Sens. Ossoff and Shaheen explained why they had voted with all Democrats to block a bill to bar males from women’s sports.

Senate Democrats blocked legislation to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports Monday evening. Senators ...

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The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to clear a procedural hurdle on Monday after it received no support ...

The measure, which passed with bipartisan support and minor changes, now heads back to the House. It is just the second ...

The New York City Council speaker, who officially launched her mayoral campaign on Saturday, would be the first woman to lead ...

Legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports failed to advance in the Senate ...

The bill — a continuing resolution that will essentially extend fiscal 2024 spending levels through the start of the 2026 fiscal year — is backed by President Trump.

People marked International Women's Day on Saturday, including in several U.S. cities where demonstrators protested against ...

Dukes fought tirelessly for racial diversity and voting, housing and education rights, and she was active in politics until her passing . She supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election ...

A New York Times poll published Jan. 19 found ... In Michigan, nearly 78% of voters want women’s sports to be female only. Both senators from Arizona and from Michigan are Democrats.

So it might surprise you, then, that 45 senators — every single one of them a Democrat — voted two days later against the ...