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Biden proposal on transgender student athletes met with praise but also questions
Transgender cheered the Biden administration for extending some protections for transgender student athletes as states impose bans.
Biden administration to use processing centers in Latin America to handle migration
The Biden administration will use processing centers in Colombia and Guatemala to create legal pathways for migrants, with Title 42 to end.
U.S. Senate Democrats denounce post-Dobbs landscape of state abortion bans, restrictions
U.S. Senate Democrats held a hearing to explore how states and conservative-backed lawsuits are restricting abortion access.
Biden administration warns U.S. House GOP debt limit bill would slash education
Under House Republicans’ debt limit proposal, school funding would drop for 26 million low-income students and 7 million disabled students.
‘Tennessee three’ praised by Biden in White House meeting
President Biden praised three Tennessee state Democratic lawmakers booted from the GOP-led House for demanding gun safety measures.
U.S. House approves bill banning transgender student athletes in girls sports
The White House released a statement saying President Joe Biden would veto the legislation if it ever came to his desk.
Labor exploitation of unaccompanied migrant children probed at U.S. House hearing
Republicans and Democrats agreed immigration policy needs to be improved in connection with unaccompanied kids, but they differed on solutions and placing blame.
DACA recipients to gain health coverage under new plan from Biden administration
The White House says HHS will publish a rule that amends the definition of “lawful presence” to include DACA recipients in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage.
Kids at work: States try to ease child labor laws at behest of industry
This year alone, lawmakers in seven states have introduced or passed bills that would ease child labor laws.
U.S. judge rules insurers don’t have to cover many free preventive health services
The decision could affect millions of Americans’ access to no-cost preventive health care that a federal agency required health insurance companies to cover.
Bernie Sanders confronts former Starbucks CEO over union-busting allegations
Sen. Bernie Sanders pressed Starbucks founder and billionaire former CEO Howard Schultz about delays in ratifying union contracts.
State election officials at U.S. Senate hearing discuss threats to workers, call for funding
Democrats on Tuesday expressed concern about threats to election workers and disinformation campaigns that aim to undermine elections.