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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., filmed herself in a heated confrontation with a voter while she was at a store shopping for makeup and later posted the exchange on social media.

Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., made a rare joint appearance with House leaders to show support for a full-year continuing resolution.

DOGE found that three states, all dominated by Democratic Party control, accounted for most of the hundreds of millions of dollars in unemployment fraud seen over the last four years under former President Biden.

Charleston entrepreneur Eric Bowman who was publicly labeled a sexual predator in a searing floor speech earlier this year has been booked into the county jail on harassment and stalking charges.

"As a woman and as a mom," Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital she supports "zero" proxy voting exceptions for new mothers in Congress.

MURPHYSBORO, Ill., March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last week Congressman Mike Bost chaired the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on hearings raised by the subcommittees on Technology Modernization, Disability Assistance, and Memorial Affairs, Oversight and Investigations, with an abrupt ‘testimony disclosure form' and intervention brief, inclusive of a generative ‘AI infomercial' presented by Veterans Recovery Network, merely asking for Congress to re-affirm that Uncle Sam's credit marker 'is still good' as to the PACT Act's unconditional guarantee under the United States Code.CLJA 400K CLUB CLAIM ACKNOWLEDGMENTIn January, the Navy JAG Claims Unit acknowledged a unique group of CLJA claimants under a single claim filed by Veterans Recovery Network pursuant to Section 804 of the PACT Act of 2022 (Elective Option), relative to over 400,000 military veterans, who what the Internal Revenue Service currently knows as the VRN Member Club CLJA Settlement Trust, classifying each veteran member as a beneficiary.UNCLE SAM'S PACT ACT GUARANTEEIn 2023, Department of Navy, then supported by the U.S. Department of Justice to mitigate claim processing, affirmed that the CLJA claim settlement option (EO) assures anyone with a valid claim filed before the August ‘24 deadline with disease or cancer to which the ATSDR has linked possible evidence of causation, including multiple myeloma, Parkinson's disease, kidney disease, renal disease, systemic sclerosis/systemic scleroderma, would receive a settlement payment of $400,000, $250,000, or $100,000, depending on whether the claimant was exposed to Camp Lejeune water ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

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At congressional town halls across the nation, Republicans have faced vitriol from their own voters regarding multibillionaire Elon Musk’s drastic cuts to the federal workforce and GOP support for a spending bill that includes severe cuts to Medicaid and nutrition programs.The scenes—filled with raucous jeers and tangible anger—have unfolded in red states like Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas, and now Nebraska.According to The Associated Press, more than 200 people gathered in a high school auditorium Tuesday evening to confront Republican Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska. It only took a few minutes for the gathering to turn into what many of his GOP colleagues have experienced: a lot of yelling and demands for answers.Things worsened for Flood after he expressed support for Musk, who wields undue influence in the White House despite his numerous conflicts of interest. Through his so-called Department of Government Efficiency, Musk is also responsible for gutting several crucial federal agencies and pushing for the firing of even more workers.“Why is Elon Musk a better person to audit our government for waste, fraud, and abuse than the inspectors general that Donald Trump fired? Elon Musk has conflicts of interest out of the wazoo. He gets $40 billion a year in funding from the federal government. What makes you think that he has no conflict of interest?” one constituent challenged Flood. “Do you think [Musk] would cut that before he would cut our Medicare, or our Social Security, or our jobs?”xRep. Mike Flood (R-Nebraska): "I support Elon Musk and DOGE."Crowd: "BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"— Craig R. Brittain (@craigbrittain.com) 2025-03-18T23:12:42.570ZFlood offered a weak defense in response, which provoked a cacophony of boos.“I support Elon Musk and DOGE,” he said. According to Mediaite, another attendee confronted Flood about Musk—who, by the way, is not an elected official—and his vast power in the Trump administration. “You talk about national security, yet you have done nothing to stop Elon Musk and his little band of tech geeks. This talk of ‘I support Trump, I support Elon Musk’—that’s not enough,” they said.A third constituent, who identified herself as the “daughter” and “sister” of veterans—many of whom claim they’ve been personally affected by DOGE’s cuts—scolded Flood for the GOP’s reversal on Ukraine.“First of all, I do wanna say: Shame! Shame for your comment ... that you said ‘[Ukrainian] President [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy’s approach today was disrespectful to President Trump and undermines the goal of bringing peace.’ So shame on that,” she said as the crowd cheered in support. xWoman to Rep. Mike Flood at his town hall: "Shame. I want to say shame for your comment that you said, 'President Zelenskyy's approach today was disrespectful to President Trump.' Shame on that."Flood then gets booed when he claims "Zelenskyy should have signed that agreement."— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-03-18T23:01:44.126ZAnd at one point, Flood was drowned out by the crowd’s chants of “tax the rich.”xNEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!”@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2025-03-18T23:01:17.106ZRepublicans have faced such harsh backlash at town halls that congressional leadership and other top Republicans have advised them against holding them. Flood, at least, bravely attended one and is reportedly planning a second town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, this summer. But the same cannot be said for other GOP congressional cowards, like Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, who declined an invitation to a town hall due to “threatening” attendees. “I know that some of you in this room are angry, I know that some of you in this room are emotional. But I need an opportunity to tell you or give you an answer, and then you can ultimately decide if you’re pleased with that or not,” Flood said on Tuesday. But Flood doesn’t gain any credit beyond that. After all, he’s a member of a party that has demonstrated its desire to cut domestic spending and increase prices for U.S. consumers. As Republicans heed advice to skip town halls, Democrats have seized the opportunity. Around the same time as Flood’s event on Tuesday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hosted a town hall in a GOP-held House district in Wisconsin, which attracted a crowd of about 900 people. This meeting was part of Walz’s larger initiative to tour red districts across the country, including in Iowa and Nebraska. It remains unclear whether the incident with Flood will lead more Republicans to evade town halls altogether. But in any case, it is their duty to confront voters and answer for allowing an unelected billionaire to undermine the federal government. As GOP voters rightly point out, their actions directly harm the people who put them in office. Campaign Action

Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet is the latest House member to receive Senate buzz in Michigan. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The right-wing congresswoman gave a "scorched earth" speech last month naming and accusing four men.

A man that Rep. Nancy Mace accused of being part of a group of “predators” in a stunning House floor speech is suing the South Carolina Republican for defamation. The complaint, filed in federal court on Friday, sets up a battle over the Constitution’s Speech and Debate Clause, which shields lawmakers against lawsuits for things they say and [...]

The legal action seeks to carve out an exception from the speech or debate clause of the Constitution.

One of the men U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace accused of sexual abuse is suing the South Carolina Republican, arguing that comments she has made since her floor speech are defamatory.

Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware, the first openly transgender member of Congress, slammed the GOP Thursday after she was misgendered twice by a Republican colleague.“I appear to live rent-free in the minds of some of my Republican colleagues,” McBride said to reporters at a news conference, the Hill reported. “I wish they would spend even a fraction of the time they spend thinking about me, thinking about how to lower the cost for American families.”She added, “The Republican Party is obsessed with culture war issues. It is weird, and it is bizarre. And the American people deserve serious legislators, serious elected officials who are focused on bringing people together to deliver real results for the American people. Not to play games, and not to engage in schoolyard taunts.”On Wednesday, a hearing for the House Foreign Relations Subcommittee was abruptly adjourned after Republican Rep. Keith Self of Texas, twice misgendered McBride. The Delawarean congresswoman retorted by replying, “Thank you, madame chair.”Defending her own clapback during her Thursday presser, McBride told reporters, “I will not take a lecture on decorum from a party that incited an insurrection.”McBride has been at the forefront of attacks since her move to Washington, D.C., late last year, though Thursday’s remarks were her first public comments on the matter. Rep. Nancy MaceWhen her Republican colleague Nancy Mace caught wind of her arrival, the self-proclaimed feminist began her press and social media tour throwing slurs at McBride. Ultimately, Mace was able to work with House Speaker Mike Johnson to achieve a House Rule specifically targeting McBride: In all official buildings, people must use restrooms according to the gender they were assigned at birth. Mace continues to misgender and attack McBride on her X account, writing that transgender people “groom” children and are “pervs.”Transgender and other LGBTQ+ people have been a topic of contention with the Republican Party for quite some time. President Donald Trump used the minority population as a jumping-off point to introduce multiple executive orders targeting the community’s youth as well as adults in the military. The president’s executive orders snowballed other legislation around the country as well. Iowa seemed to follow suit, passing a bill that removed protections for gender identity from its civil rights law, opening them up to discrimination and being denied things like car loans or facing eviction based on being transgender.And these sorts of laws are having a bigger impact than what we see immediately on the surface. A recent study from The Trevor Project shows that policies negatively addressing LGBTQ+ people are having a deep impact on these children’s mental health. Many of the LGBTQ+ youth who are feeling cornered and specifically targeted by hateful policies are not only feeling depressed, but they don’t have access to or the means to get the help they need. Campaign Action

A new poll shows the Republican congresswoman is the most recognizable name in South Carolina's 2026 still-evolving governor's race. Here's why that name ID matters.

House Republicans and Democrats are in a war of words over the looming government shutdown deadline.

Brian Musgrave is demanding a retraction of Mace’s allegations, which were levied against him last month.

US Rep. Stephen Lynch suffered a political near-death experience Wednesday morning during the hearing of the House Oversight Committee.

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) threatened to have Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) escorted from a hearing by the sergeant-at-arms after he repeatedly called President Donald Trump a "grifter."During a House Oversight hearing on Tuesday, Frost criticized the government cuts being made at the recommendation of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency."You want to talk about making cuts to things like Medicaid, which, by the way, over 35 percent of all the children in this country are covered under Medicaid," Frost said. "People like the grifter-in-chief Trump and President Musk are openly using their public offices to enrich themselves to the tune of billions of dollars."ALSO READ: 'Gotta be kidding': Jim Jordan scrambles as he's confronted over Musk 'double standard'"So if we want to look at waste, fraud, and abuse, which I'm down to do, why is there complete silence on the other side of the aisle about looking at the complete grifter that is the president of the United States and the richest man on the earth, which is looking into things like Social Security and different things like that?" he asked. "Why don't we investigate the real corruption?"At that point, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) called for Frost's words to be removed from the record."Would you like to revise your remark with respect to improperly identifying the president of the United States?" Comer asked Frost."I will say President Musk and Grifter-in-Chief Trump," Frost replied."If I wanted to challenge someone to a fight, they would know it!" Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) shouted for reasons that were not immediately clear.Comer gave Frost another chance to revise his remarks, but the Democrat continued to insist Trump was "grifting" from the American people."I will say the President is grifting because you spent the last two years saying President Biden was corrupt," he said."Take down his words!" Mace shouted."I can say that Trump is grifting," Frost insisted. "What I will withdraw is calling him grifter-in-chief. That is what I will withdraw."Comer, however, ruled that Frost was out of order."The chair sustains the point of order, and the words in question are ordered stricken from the transcript of this proceeding," Comer said."I want to say it's despicable that this committee is going to silence me," Frost said before his microphone was cut off."The gentleman's words have been taken down," Comer noted. "He is not permitted to speak for the rest of the hearing. Mr. ranking member, I'm going to have the sergeant at arms remove him if he doesn't refrain."Watch the video below from House Oversight.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill in November that went into effect Tuesday denoting bathroom use by biological sex.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Government Efficiency are cutting nearly $70 million in Biden era environmental grants.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) is under scrutiny after blasting Elon Musk and DOGE in colorful comments.

A California congressman is finding out what happens when you dare to mock Elon Musk in Donald Trump's America.Rep. Robert Garcia on Thursday posted a letter he received from the Department of Justice saying that billionaire co-President Musk and his minions in the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are concerned that the outspoken Democrat is threatening them.“So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter,” Garcia wrote on Bluesky. “Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.”xSo if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.— Robert Garcia (@robertgarcia.bsky.social) 2025-02-20T19:55:59.203ZThe letter addressed to Garcia and signed by interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia Edward R. Martin Jr. quotes the congressman’s Feb. 12 appearance on CNN."What the American public wants is for us to bring actual weapons to this bar fight,” Garcia said when asked how Democrats can stop the unelected Musk’s takeover of the U.S. government. “This is an actual fight for democracy.”The letter to Garcia appears to be an opening salvo in “Operation Whirlwind,” a new push to prosecute threats against public officials that Martin announced to DOJ prosecutors on Wednesday.“This sounds to some like a threat to Mr. Musk,” the letter continues, “an appointed representative of President Donald Trump who you call a ‘dick’—and government staff who work for him. Their concerns have led to this inquiry.”Martin appeared to be referring to the Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee’s first chaotic hearing, where Garcia chided chair Marjorie Taylor Greene’s previous antics.“In the last Congress, Chairwoman Greene literally showed a dick pic in our Oversight congressional hearing. So, I thought I'd bring one as well,” Garcia said before proffering a picture of Musk. During his CNN appearance, host Brianna Keilar asked Garcia a question: “Do you think that calling Elon Musk a ‘dick’ is effective messaging for confronting what is a potentially irreversible transformation of the U.S. government?”The congressman pulled no punches in his response.“Well, he is a dick, and I think he’s also harming the American public in an enormous way,” Garcia said. “What I think is really important and what the American public wants is for us to bring actual weapons to this bar fight. This is an actual fight for democracy, for the future of this country, and it’s important to push back on the chairperson of this committee.”xxYouTube VideoWho is to say if Musk is indeed a “dick” or not? The fact of the matter is that calling the world’s richest man a “dick” isn’t a physical threat, and Garcia’s First Amendment rights allow him to use the descriptor. So “dick” or not, self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” Musk and the Department of Justice have no right to be threatening a congressman.Martin previously sucked up to Musk by threatening legal action against people perceived to be harassing his anonymous and unvetted DOGE dorks as they gained access to Americans’ sensitive personal and financial information.Garcia is one of six Democrats on the Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee. Under the leadership of infamous crackpot Greene, the committee’s first hearing went off the rails almost instantly. The Southern California congressman has been vocal in demanding answers from Musk and Trump for their likely illegal efforts to dismantle government agencies. GOP Rep. Nancy Mace has also threatened to file a resolution to censure Garcia over his “bring actual weapons to a bar fight” figure of speech, which is a variation of “Never bring a knife to a gun fight.” Here is the full text of Martin’s letter to Garcia:As United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, I receive requests for information and clarification. I take these requests seriously and act on them with letters like this one you are receiving.At this time, I respectfully request that you clarify your comments from February 12, 2025. During a live interview with CNN, when asked how Democrats can stop Elon Musk, you spoke clearly: "What the American public wants is for us to bring actual weapons to this bar fight. This is an actual fight for democracy."This sounds to some like a threat to Mr. Musk - an appointed representative of President Donald Trump who you call a "dick" - and government staff who work for him. Their concerns have led to this inquiry.We take threats against public officials very seriously. I look forward to your cooperation with my letter of inquiry after request. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Please respond by February 24, 2025. Should you have further questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to call my office or schedule a time to meet in person.Click here for Daily Kos’ Bluesky Starter Pack. Join us on Bluesky and @#$% that "dick," Elon Musk!Campaign Action

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace has offloaded the Capitol Hill townhouse she owned with her former fiancé, selling it for $1.98 million, property records show.

The speech was stunning, but also quintessential Nancy Mace: a high-stakes, no-holds-barred moment from a Republican whose career has been punctuated by turning private struggles into public battles, with an eye on the political horizon.

New York Rep. Mike Lawler, here at a campaign rally in Congers in October, is weighing a bid for governor. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

A timeline of events connected to Nancy Mace's allegations of abuse by her ex-fiance and others.

McBride called out the president's administration for its "cycle of chaos, corruption and cynicism" as she declined to respond to her Republican colleague.

President Donald signs an executive order at the White House on Wednesday aimed at keeping transgender women out of women's sports.

Republican women are working to flip the decadeslong narrative that Democrats are the party of women.

Advocates say the bill will put domestic violence survivors who face false allegations from their abusers at greater risk of deportation.The post Republicans Say This Anti-Immigrant Bill Will Protect Victims of Abuse. It Will Do the Opposite. appeared first on The Intercept.

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert was mocked on-air by a news anchor from her home state after the Republican was caught patrolling a bathroom on the lookout for transgender people.xxYouTube Video“Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert is tackling a key issue driving the high cost of living for Coloradans: Whether the one transgender woman in Congress is using the right bathroom,” 9News anchor Kyle Clark said.The event, which Clark described as a “restroom inquisition,” was witnessed by Bloomberg reporter Billy House. House said he saw Boebert running out of the Capitol’s women’s restroom on Thursday afternoon and that she complained to security that “a guy” was inside.Boebert then wrangled Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, who has been the most vocal anti-trans figure in Congress, and took her into the bathroom to investigate. The two women later exited, without uncovering “a guy” as had been claimed.“There was a rumor there was, but it wasn’t true,” Boebert later admitted to House.Following the election win of Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware, the first openly trans person to serve in Congress, Mace led a crusade in November to adopt a rule segregating bathrooms in the Capitol by “biological sex.” Speaker Mike Johnson agreed and initiated the restriction.At the time, Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost said, “I just don't understand why bathrooms are top of mind for her, why she's thinking about where future members are going to piss and shit.”Months later, Boebert and Mace are clearly still on the case, diligently patrolling the bathroom to ensure that the “proper” genitalia is in use to comply with the speaker’s rules. But it will not lower the price of eggs or in any way assist the residents of their home states.Campaign Action

If there ever was a modern nation “fiddling while Rome burns” it is the America of the twenty-first century. No matter what happens in the community on all sides around us—homelessness, mass killings, the death of civics education in schools,...

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace hasn't declared yet but is hinting a run for governor is coming.

Rep. Nancy Mace says if she moves ahead and launches a 2026 Republican run for South Carolina governor, she'll aim "to lock down support" from President Trump.

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A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know.Nancy Pelosi will skip Trump’s inaugurationShe’s joining Democrats like Michelle Obama and Ilhan Omar in playing hooky.Trump releases enemies listDon’t worry, he is definitely, absolutely, in no way looking for retribution ...House Republicans take first step in mass deportation schemeSo what if it costs the government more than $300 billion?Cartoon: The inception of the Dumbass Billionaire branch of governmentAn oligarchy of billionaires is just what the Founding Fathers dreamed of.Trump mimics mug shot in official presidential portraitAt least the felon-elect is consistent.Seth Meyers fires back after Trump called him 'marble mouth'Trump hates Seth Meyers so much that he can’t stop watching Seth Meyers.House speaker demotes Ohio Republican who won’t ‘bend the knee’ to TrumpHow dare he criticize Trump’s BFF Putin!Nancy Mace’s attempt at transphobic gotcha question gloriously backfiresShe always asks the important questions, like “Can you define what a woman is?”Click here to see more cartoons.Campaign Action

Mace: "The Left continues to redefine rock bottom."

'This isn’t complicated'

The House passed its second major immigration crackdown bill of the year on Thursday, approving legislation that expands the grounds for deporting migrants who commit sex offenses.

A bill to deport illegal immigrants accused of sexual assault or domestic violence passed the House on Thursday.

During a Wednesday meeting of the House Oversight Committee on the federal workforce, Rep. Nancy Mace, Republican of South Carolina, continued her transphobic tirade—this time gunning for former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who is in the running for Democratic National Committee chair."Your liberal record is truly astonishing," Mace said before launching into attacks against O'Malley, transgender communities, and undocumented immigrants. "Mr. O'Malley, my first question this morning: Can you, a candidate to be chair of the Democrat Party, define what a woman is for me today?"O'Malley, who was ostensibly asked to testify about the need for more robust staffing in Social Security services, wasn't having it.“You're going to ask me to define what a woman is?” O’Malley asked.“Yes, I am. Right now,” Mace responded.“Well, I'm talking to a woman right now. Distinguished woman, elected representative,” O’Malley retorted. “I think you're kind of denigrating the purpose of this hearing.” Mace, clearly frustrated, then attempted to paint the Democratic Party with her culture war brush—which also failed, as O'Malley loudly and clearly put forth the Democratic Party platform."I understand what you're trying to lay out. But our party's platform is the economic security and the well-being of every man, woman, and child in the United States of America. That's our party's platform,” he said.After failing to ask a single question of substance, Mace appealed to Chairman Rep. James Comer for more time, citing O’Malley’s statement about the Democratic Party platform as a delay. Comer granted her 15 seconds for one more question. “Think hard,” O’Malley joked.Instead of asking anything, Mace spent her final 15 seconds personally attacking the former governor."I appreciate your well wishes,” O’Malley replied.xxYouTube VideoDaily Kos is on Bluesky! We’ve made it easy for you to join us with the Daily Kos Bluesky Starter Pack. Click this link to follow Daily Kos and start curating your lists.

The Texas Democrat argued Mace needed “some more money” after the GOP lawmaker threatened to “take it outside” with her in a heated committee exchange.

Social media reactions poured in Wednesday night as President Biden delivered his final address to the nation after over 50 years on the national political stage.

The back-and-forth happened during a discussion about civil rights and transgender rights during a House Oversight Committee hearing Tuesday.

ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio, the first openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court, took to Instagram Tuesday to praise President Joe Biden’s choice to withdraw a proposal protecting transgender athletes.“I think this is a very important and good move to withdraw this proposed regulation,” Strangio said in the video.Biden’s proposal would have prohibited schools from enacting bans on transgender student-athletes trying to participate on the teams that align with their gender identity while allowing schools to enforce some restrictions on competitive sports. But Strangio believes trying to push the proposal through ahead of felon-elect Donald Trump’s second term would open the door for more harm to the transgender community. “The regulation would have been immediately withdrawn when the Trump administration came in. Even worse, they could have left the notice of proposed rule-making in place, which would have given the Trump administration easy access to, in essence, gut protections for trans people in schools through that proposed regulation just sitting there,” he said. Attorney and transgender rights activist Chase Strangio speaks to supporters outside of the Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024.Strangio has been at the forefront of the culture war being waged against transgender people in the United States. The attorney argued before the Supreme Court earlier this month, challenging a Tennessee law which bans transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming medical care. The Supreme Court has yet to render a ruling, but Tennessee isn’t an outlier on this topic, as 26 states have passed laws restricting gender-affirming care for minors. Support for limiting minors from accessing things like puberty blockers or gender reassignment surgery is seemingly growing not just in the U.S., but internationally as well. Those in favor of these types of bans argue that there have been a number of children expressing regret later on in life, resulting in lawsuits and traumatic “detransitioning.”In response to this perspective, ACLU spokesperson Gillian Branstetter told Daily Kos following the Supreme Court hearing that limiting access to transgender medical care for minors under the guise that it might cause irreparable harm is misguided. “Leaving them to experience their puberty also leaves them with permanent physical changes that could require extensive surgery and medical care to reverse [should they have to wait until they are 18],” Branstetter said.While studies are ongoing, the portion of people who have reported regret after transitioning remains around 1 percent. Anti-trans legislation was a major campaign tool for Donald Trump and other right-leaning politicians, with millions spent on anti-trans ads and hundreds of anti-trans bills popping up across the country every year since 2020.On Capitol Hill, GOP Rep. Nancy Mace and House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed through an anti-trans bathroom ban in November effectively targeting the single transgender member of Congress, Rep.-elect Sarah McBride. Johnson also managed to muscle through an anti-trans provision in the latest defense spending bill, banning transgender minors in military families from using military health insurance TRICARE for any gender-affirming care.Biden signed the defense bill into law Monday, but not before expressing his dismay and saying the anti-trans provision “interferes with parents’ roles to determine the best care for their children.”“With the time remaining in this administration, the Department is focused on several priorities including court-ordered settlements and helping borrowers manage the final elements of the return to repayment,” the Department of Education wrote in its statement.And while Strangio applauded Biden’s actions on transgender athlete protection, he called Biden’s choice to sign the defense bill a “disaster.”Right now, Daily Kos is falling short of our 2024 goal. Your donations are how we make ends meet. Can you please donate $5 right now so we can close the books on 2024?

More than 30 House Republicans voted against the government funding bill to avert a shutdown on Friday night. The legislation cleared the lower chamber with a 366-34-1 vote, surpassing the two-thirds requirement needed as the Republican House leadership brought it up under the suspension of the rules process. Every member of the Democratic caucus, outside [...]