national/world - Senate passes defense bill raising troop pay, stripping trans medical coverage for children of service members

Stephen Groves

PBS News

Chickenshit Schumer ("D"-NY)

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ezs note: New Yorkers -  to tell the twit off, press Chuck Schumer and you will be taken to his email site.

national/world - Restrictions on Transgender Health Care Slipped into Senate's Must-Pass Defense Bill

Rebecca Kheel

Military.com

The Pentagon

Arlington, VA

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Pennsylvania - Pa. House, Senate butt heads over new transgender, non-binary healthcare bills

Hayden Thompson

WTAJ

Meadville, PA

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South Carolina - S.C. Senate approves ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

Staff

WRDV

Anderson, SC

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ezs note: South Carolinians -  if you live in one of the state senate districts that was foolish enough to vote for this bill, volunteer NOW to get them out of office!

Senate on track to take key vote Saturday to advance Democrats' sweeping health care and climate bill

Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav

CNN

Sweeping!

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Bob Dole - Bob Dole, giant of the Senate and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, dies

Veronica Stracqualursi

CNN

Bob Dole R-KS (1922-2021)

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debt ceiling - Senate reaches short-term deal to raise debt ceiling

Associated Press

The Guardian

Ceiling

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infrastructure - Senate on Saturday broke the filibuster, clearing the 60-vote threshold to advance the plan for final passage

Oriana Gonzalez

Yahoo!

Grand Coulee Dam

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Senate - Senate Republicans kill Jan. 6 commission on pro-Trump Capitol riot

Caitlin Dickson, Dylan Stableford

Yahoo! news

Senate (U.S.)

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ezs note:  If your Senator is one of the cowards who voted 'no' on this bill, and they are up for election in 2022, start NOW on sending them home for good.

lead story - Time runs out on Texas House bill banning gender-confirmation health care for kids, but another attempt lives on in the Senate

Megan Munce

The Texas Tribune

Arlington, TX

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ezs note:  Texans - You still have a chance of killing SB1311 by telling your state Senator to vote NO on this odious bill.  Stick a fork in 'em!

Montana - Bill restricting transgender athletes passes Montana House, Senate

Press

Montana Sports

Whitefish, MT

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Oklahoma - Controversial Oklahoma Senate transgender sports bill could cost state millions

Brett Skarky

KFOR-TV

Comanche County, OK (Elgin part of)

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ezs note:  Oklahomans - oh, pleeeeease pass this bill!  We here in Connecticut would just love to take some of your jobs away!

North Dakota - North Dakota Senate OKs study of issues in transgender sports bill

Jack Dura

The Bismarck Tribune

Grand Forks, ND

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Florida - Bill targeting transgender athletes moves in Senate despite pushback

Renzo Downey

Florida Politics

Lakeland, FL

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ezs note:  Lake and Polk counties (Florida) - To be sure, Kelli Stargel has the right to her own opinion.  What she does NOT have is the right to punish transgender athletes because of her deranged opinion.  If she insists on this, make Sen. Stargel into FORMER Sen. Stargel.

lead story - Dr. Rachel Levine becomes first openly transgender person confirmed by Senate to federal post

Doha Madani, Julie Tsirkin

NBC News

Dr. Rachel Levine

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ezs note:  We are proud of you, Rachel!

Senate- Senate passes $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, including $1,400 stimulus checks, with no Republican support

Sahil Kaptur

NBC News

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House of Representatives - House Democrats pass Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, sending it to the Senate as minimum wage fight looms

Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Insider

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An Air Force Combat Veteran Breached the Senate

Ronan Farrow

The New Yorker

J

Larry Rendall Brock Jr.

Turn him in to the police.

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Donald Trump - Will Republicans ditch Trump to save the Senate as support nosedives?

David Smith
The Guardian

Captain Trump at the helm

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Donald Trump - In Bipartisan Bid to Restrain Trump, Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution

Catie Edmonson
The New York Times

ezs note:  Whoa, girl!

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