Senate Democrats block GOP-led bill to ban transgender athletes from women's sports

Senate Democrats voted unanimously to block a Republican-led bill Monday evening that would prohibit federally funded schools’ athletic programs from allowing transgender athletes from participating in women's sports.

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GOP bill to ban trans athletes from women’s sports blocked in Senate

Legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports failed to advance in the Senate on Monday after all Democrats voted against it. The Protection of Women ...
The Hill - 18h
Senate Democrats block bill to ban transgender students in girls' sports

The House passed a similar Republican-led measure in January and President Trump signed an executive order on the issue last month.
CBS News - 17h
Bill restricting transgender student athletes stalls in the Senate

Politico - 19h
Democrats introduce bill to protect transgender service members

A group of Democrats have introduced a bill to protect diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the military following President Trump's January executive order to dismantle such programming. The ...
The Hill - Feb. 24
Trump threatens to withhold federal funds from Maine over transgender athletes

President Trump is threatening to withhold federal funds from Maine if it continues allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ and women’s sports in defiance of a recent executive order. ...
The Hill - Feb. 21
Pennsylvania changes policy to follow Trump order on transgender athletes in high school sports

Pennsylvania’s governing body for high school sports has changed its policy that allowed transgender athletes to compete in prep athletics to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order.
NBC News - 6d
Bipartisan senators unveil bill banning DeepSeek on government devices

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday to ban Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek’s products from government devices and networks. The bill, introduced ...
The Hill - 5d
Thune says Senate will consider bill to restrict trans athletes 'early next week'

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports will go to the Senate floor “early next week,” ...
The Hill - 3d
LSU women's track athlete dies in car crash

Two people, including a Louisiana State University student, died in a fatal car crash in Baton Rouge on Wednesday night, according to college officials.
ABC News - 4d
'We are the federal law': Trump, Maine governor clash over transgender athletes

President Trump and Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills briefly quarreled Friday at a National Governors Association session at the White House after Trump told a meeting of Republican governors he ...
The Hill - Feb. 21
Trump spars with Maine’s governor at the White House over transgender athletes

Trump sparred with Maine’s Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Trump, “We’ll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal ...
NBC News - Feb. 21
Bondi warns states to comply with Trump order on transgender athletes

Attorney General Pam Bondi warned officials in Maine, California and Minnesota on Tuesday to comply with President Trump’s executive orders to bar transgender athletes from participating in girls’ ...
The Hill - 6d
Judge Blocks Trump Bid to Ban DEI

A Maryland judge said the DEI directives by Trump likely violate the First Amendment.
Inc. - Feb. 22
Judge temporarily blocks Trump refugee ban

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from suspending the U.S. refugee program, siding with resettlement groups that challenged a Day One order from the president. U.S. ...
The Hill - 6d
Trans athletes on Trump’s executive order: ‘Stripping us of sports is devastating’

The NCAA has ruled only women assigned female at birth can compete in college sports. We spoke to some of those affected by the ban. On 5 February 2025 – coinciding with Women and Girls in Sports ...
The Guardian - Feb. 25
Innes FitzGerald, ‘Greta Thunberg of sport’, in first senior athletics squad

European Indoor Championships next step for teenager Runner hopes to emulate Keely Hodgkinson with victory Four years ago, Keely Hodgkinson went from being an unknown teenager to an overnight ...
The Guardian - 6d
The hottest sports debate is happening in women's college hoops

JuJu Watkins, Lauren Betts, Hannah Hidalgo and Paige Buckers all have a case to win national player of the year as we enter March.
Yahoo Sports - Feb. 25
US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers

Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications. The US state department has ordered officials worldwide to deny visas to transgender ...
The Guardian - Feb. 25
Hundreds protest Iowa bill ending civil rights protections for transgender people

Protesters filled the Iowa state capitol as House lawmakers began fast-tracking a bill that would remove civil rights protections for transgender people from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
NBC News - Feb. 24
Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections

If signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, the Republican-backed measure would eliminate state civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.
The New York Times - 4d
Iowa lawmakers pass bill ending transgender rights protections

Iowa lawmakers became the first in the nation to approve legislation removing gender identity protections from the state's civil rights code, despite large, intense protests.
CBS News - 4d
Latest news on Iowa's bill to end transgender rights protections

Iowa's lawmakers approved legislation to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code. CBS News' Lana Zak reports.
CBS News - 4d
Iowa Governor Signs Bill Ending Transgender Civil Rights Protections

The Republican-backed bill passed both legislative chambers by large margins despite warnings from Democrats that the measure could lead to discrimination and harassment.
The New York Times - 3d
Don’t be fooled by double-speak on Trump’s transgender military ban

Rep. Gil Cisneros urges the military not to return to policies that ban transgender people from serving as themselves, as such policies undermine military readiness and national security.
The Hill - 6d
Transgender women near Rome pray for Pope Francis, celebrate his outreach

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized, a group of migrant transgender women are praying for his recovery
ABC News - 2d
Senate Democrats challenge transfer of migrants to Guantánamo Bay

A group of five Senate Democrats led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to President Trump on Monday challenging his transfer of migrants to detention centers at the U.S. Naval station in ...
The Hill - Feb. 24
Senate Democrat says White House is 'arm of Kremlin'

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said in an interview that aired Sunday that the White House is “an arm of the Kremlin” following a tense Oval Office meeting between President Trump, Vice President ...
The Hill - 2d
Eye Opener: Trump, Maine Gov. Janet Mills have tense exchange over transgender athletes

President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills had a testy exchange Friday during his remarks to governors Friday over Trump's transgender sports ban. Meanwhile, a town in Brazil has declared a state ...
CBS News - Feb. 22
Pentagon orders transgender troops to be separated from the military

Transgender service members will be removed from the military within 60 days unless they are granted a waiver demonstrating their support of “warfighting capabilities,” according to a policy memo ...
The Hill - 5d
Transgender troops will be removed from the military, Pentagon says

Transgender service members will be removed from the military unless they are granted a waiver, according to a memo the Pentagon filed in court late Wednesday.
NBC News - 5d
Pentagon plans to remove transgender troops from military

The Pentagon issued a memo on Wednesday ordering the removal of transgender troops from the U.S. military. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
CBS News - 4d
Judge extends block on Trump gender-affirming care federal funding ban

A federal judge extended a temporary injunction on Friday blocking the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender ...
The Hill - 2d
Emma Raducanu stalking case illustrates dark side of women’s sport

Emma Raducanu’s second-round match at the Dubai Tennis Championships was only minutes old when she became visibly distressed. After swatting a return into the net, the Briton walked over to the ...
Yahoo Sports - Feb. 19
Congresswoman votes for bill with newborn in arms after proxy vote ban

They call it the House, but it's no place like home -- at least not for young mothers. Scott MacFarlane shows how Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Colorado Democrat, made the point with a tiny bundle of ...
CBS News - 5d
200-plus Democratic lawmakers backing lawsuit seeking to block CFPB dismantling

More than 200 Democratic lawmakers in the House are submitting an amicus brief to back a lawsuit that aims to prevent the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Democrats ...
The Hill - 4d
Georgia House keeps hate crimes protection as it seeks to restrict transgender sports participation

Georgia’s state House has backed away from changes to the state’s hate crimes law that could have removed protections for crimes against transgender people
ABC News - 4d
Senate adopts fallback budget in case Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ falters

Now the onus is on House Republicans to build enough support to advance their own party-line plan, or face pressure to back the Senate’s slimmer vision.
Politico - Feb. 20
To fight scams, Senate bill would limit transactions at crypto ATMs

The Crypto ATM Fraud Prevention Act proposed by Sen. Dick Durbin would prevent new users from spending more than $2,000 in a day at a bitcoin ATM.
NBC News - Feb. 25