Straight people have often asked me what I, a gay man, have in common with someone who’s trans. Gay people have often put that question…
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Tag: Vetoes (US)
Asa Hutchinson on Arkansas’s Anti-Trans Law and the G.O.P. Culture Wars
In recent weeks, a number of Republican state legislatures have introduced bills placing new restrictions on transgender rights and medical care. One of the farthest-reaching…
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State Lawmakers Defy Governors in a Covid-Era Battle for Power
Partisan warfare over pandemic lockdowns and mask-wearing is on the wane in Washington: A bitter presidential election has been decided, coronavirus cases are plummeting nationally…
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Congress Poised to Apply Banking Regulations to Antiquities Market
The antiquities trade, which regulators have long feared provided fertile ground for money laundering and other illicit activities, will be subject to greater oversight under…
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Senate Overrides Trump’s Veto of Defense Bill, Dealing a Legislative Blow
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday voted overwhelmingly to override President Trump’s veto of the annual military policy bill, mustering bipartisan support to enact the…
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Trump’s Veto Threat Did Little to Alter Stimulus Package
WASHINGTON — As an exercise in raw presidential power, it was a flop. As a political tactic, it backfired. And as a coda to his…
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House Votes to Override Trump’s Veto of Military Bill
WASHINGTON — The House voted on Monday to override President Trump’s veto of the annual military policy bill, mustering bipartisan support to enact the legislation…
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Democrats Try and Fail to Jam $2,000 Stimulus Payments Through House
WASHINGTON — The fate of $900 billion in pandemic aid will remain in limbo over the Christmas break after House Democrats tried and failed on…
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How Trump’s Attack on Relief Bill Has Divided GOP
“Republicans are in grave danger if they continue to do the very swamp crap the president ran against,” Representative Chip Roy of Texas said in…
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Trump’s Attack on Coronavirus Relief Divides G.O.P. and Threatens Recovery
Focused first on the general election and then on baseless attempts to reverse its outcome, Mr. Trump has largely been sidelined from the negotiations, instead…
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