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Paul Stanley, the frontman and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Kiss, thinks that parents who affirm their trans kids' gender identity are encouraging a "dangerous fad."The shock rocker - whose band is known for wearing theatrical make-up, wild hair, and tight, sparkling leather outfits- made his thoughts known on Sunday in a mostly incoherent statement that seemed to come out of nowhere.

For a second week, Montana Republicans have blocked Democratic transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from participating in a debate over proposed restrictions on transgender youth.Zephyr, a first-term Democrat from Missoula and the first openly transgender woman elected to the Montana legislature, hasn't been allowed to speak on the state house floor since last Tuesday, when she told Republican colleagues they would have blood on their hands if they banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.

By Bruce Schreiner | Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky.Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Wednesday swept aside the Democratic governor's veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young people from banning access to gender-affirming health care to restricting the bathrooms they can use.

Riding the so-called parental rights movement, more Republican-led states are changing the way they fund K-12 education, making it easier for families to use taxpayer dollars to send their children to private schools.All families in Iowa, Utah, Arkansas and Florida regardless of their income will soon be eligible for thousands of state dollars each year to send their children to private K-12 schools after new legislation was passed during the first three months of this year.

AUSTIN, Texas (The Texas Tribune) A sweeping public education bill that would allow families to use taxpayer money to send their children to private schools and restrict classroom lessons on sexual orientation received initial approval Tuesday and will now go before the Senate for a full vote.The Senate education committee, led by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, voted 10-2 to advance Senate Bill 8.

Missouri Republicans' proposal may violate the state constitution.Kilito Chan / Moment / Getty Images Missouri's Republican-led House of Representatives has given initial approval to a state budget that would strip libraries of state funding in what appears to be retaliation for a lawsuit filed by librarians seeking to overturn a law expanding book bans in schools.

Gov. Gavin Newsom insists his presidential ambitions are "subzero," and I believe him.As president, he probably couldn't avoid giving a State of the Union speech before Congress.And he'd hate that.OK, I don't really know Newsom's innermost thoughts about running for president.I only know what he has consistently said publicly: He's not interested.

Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly have reached a deal on legislation that would place restrictions on most abortions after 12 weeks.Assuming the agreement holds, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina, who has worked to enshrine abortion rights, would be unable to block the legislation due to a veto-proof GOP supermajority in the state that was reached last month after a Charlotte-area Democrat switched parties.

Some Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that they want to see more transparency around the Supreme Court, though they railed against the Democratic push for Congress to impose a code of conduct on the justices who exempt themselves from many of the ethics rules that lower courts follow.The debate coming after several weeks of reports of alleged ethical lapses by the justices that have dominated headlines was the subject of a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where a law professor, legal advocates and two former judges, including former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, testified on whether Supreme Court ethics reform was warranted.

The House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday to try to override President Joe Biden's veto of a measure to overturn a retirement investment rule an effort that faces long odds in the narrowly divided chamber.Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday on a resolution to overturn a retirement investment rule that allows managers of retirement funds to consider the impact of climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when picking investments.

Teri Patrick bristles at the idea she wants to ban books about LGBTQ issues in Iowa schools, arguing her only goal is ridding schools of sexually explicit material.Sara Hayden Parris says that whatever you want to call it, it's wrong for some parents to think a book shouldn't be readily available to any child if it isn't right for their own child.

A state representative in Montana asked a court on Monday to allow her to return to the House floor for the rest of the state's legislative session, arguing that her First Amendment rights had been violated after an escalating standoff over her remarks on transgender issues.Representative Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat from Missoula, was barred last week from participating in deliberations in the House chamber after she made impassioned comments in opposition to a ban on hormone treatments and surgical care for transgender minors.

Image Shou Chew testified yesterday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.Credit...Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times TikTok has come to represent the growing divide between the U.S. and China over tech leadership and national security.The app, which has 150 million users in the U.S., has become a battleground in a technological cold war between the two countries, and yesterday U.S. lawmakers blasted Shou Chew, TikTok's chief executive, for more than five hours.

Congressional lawmakers are calling on the State Department to issue a travel advisory warning Americans that some Mexican pharmacies are passing off counterfeit pills made of fentanyl and methamphetamine as legitimate pharmaceuticals.U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. David Trone (D-Md.)

Former Vice President Mike Pence, seemingly in his element as he addressed a gathering of evangelical Christians in Iowa this month, was speaking of the greatest honor of my life, serving in an administration that turned this country around by rebuilding the military, securing the southern border, and unleashing American energy.

In the latest efforts by Republican lawmakers to enshrine into law Americans' right to freely spread deadly infectious diseases to each other, the Missouri House this week advanced a bill that would bar governments, schools, and employers from mandating certain vaccines-as well as things like vaccine microchips, which do not exist.

A group of Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), recently introduced a bill that, if passed, would block changes to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) fees charged by and Freddie Mac on conventional/conforming mortgages.

The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul, electronically transmitted a subpoena to the State Department on Tuesday morning for a dissent cable written by US diplomats serving in Afghanistan before the US withdrawal from the country, according to a committee aide.

A recent poll found that 61 percent of Floridians oppose the bill, which is backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.A Florida International University professor, joined a group of the University students, staff and community members during the 'Fight for Florida Students and Workersâ' protest against Gov. Ron DeSantis on February 23, 2023.

As the Supreme Court deliberates behind closed doors over a case that many believe could be one of the most consequential voting rights disputes ever to reach the high court, the Justice Department and some other parties involved are suggesting the case be dismissed due to major developments since oral arguments.

President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration is withdrawing his name from nomination, a person familiar with the decision told CNN.Phillip Washington's nomination was first announced by the White House last year, but has faced strong criticism from Republican lawmakers over a number of issues, including Washington's slim aviation credentials and his potential legal entanglements.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is scheduled to vote on President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday morning marking a consequential moment for the embattled nominee and the agency, which is attempting to address a slew of major challenges.

The CEO of TikTok will make a high-profile appearance Thursday before a U.S. congressional committee, where he'll face a grilling on data security and user safety while he makes his case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app shouldn't be banned.Shou Zi Chew's testimony comes at a crucial time for the company, which has acquired 150 million American users but is under increasing pressure from U.S. officials.

Republican lawmakers in Arizona have attempted to ban critical race theory three times so far.Katie Hobbs holds a campaign event at the Carpenters Local Union 1912 headquarters on November 5, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona, ahead of her gubernatorial win.Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) recently vetoed a Republican-backed education bill that would ban public K-12 schools from teaching critical race theory (CRT) to students.

Eight dolphins were dead after a pod of the marine mammals washed ashore in a mass stranding in Sea Isle City, N.J., on Tuesday, the authorities said, prompting questions over what caused their deaths.It's unclear how the glossy, gray Common dolphins ended up splayed on the sands of southern New Jersey, with two dead and the other six deteriorating so rapidly that they had to be euthanized, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said.

Senior enlisted US military leaders pushed back against Republican lawmakers' assertions on Thursday that the force is being politicized by what Republicans called woke initiatives that the lawmakers claim are hurting recruitment and distracting from the military's mission.In response to questioning at a congressional hearing from Republican Rep. Mike Waltz, an Army National Guard officer, Sgt.