New House bill would make Trump ban on transgender troops permanent
FIRST ON FOX: A new House GOP bill would make President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender troops in the military a permanent federal policy. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., is introducing the legislation this week and told Fox News Digital that his office has been in contact with the Trump administration on the measure. “What we had with this trans movement was we had a bunch of people coming in, signing a six-year contract, and then starting the surgeries and starting the hormone replacements … they weren’t fit for service, so they spent four or five years on the taxpayer’s dime getting these surgeries and these chemicals and all this stuff, and then by the time they could really actually serve, they were ready to get out,” Moore told Fox News Digital. He said the bill would benefit both taxpayers in funding the military and overall recruitment to the armed forces. ANTI-ABORTION PROVIDER MEASURE IN TRUMP’S ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ COULD SPARK HOUSE GOP REBELLION “I think in many ways the taxpayers get a much bigger bang for their buck, No. 1,” said Moore, a veteran. “And No. 2, I think that if I’m looking at joining, these guys are really focused on fighting, and if I’m in the foxhole with these guys, these are people I’ve trained with, they’re capable. You’ve got to have that on a battlefield.” A source familiar with his office’s discussions with the administration showed Fox News Digital an email that suggested tacit approval of the bill from the White House Office of Management and Budget, Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security and National Security Council. The bill is titled the Readiness Over Wokeness Act, according to draft legislation previewed by Fox News Digital. The text said the bill would “prohibit individuals with gender dysphoria from serving as members of the Armed Forces.” It would enact a similar ban on people with “a history of gender-affirming care including cross-sex hormone therapy or sex reassignment or genital reconstruction surgery as treatment for gender dysphoria or in pursuit of a sex transition.” BROWN UNIVERSITY IN GOP CROSSHAIRS AFTER STUDENT’S DOGE-LIKE EMAIL KICKS OFF FRENZY Trump signed an executive order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military shortly after he was sworn in for his second term. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth followed suit by enacting the order, including discharging current transgender personnel. The ban was challenged in court but recently upheld by the Supreme Court this month in a decisive victory for Trump. “No More Trans [at the Defense Department],” Hegseth wrote on X soon after the order came down. Trump instituted a similar policy during his first term, though it was later reversed by former President Joe Biden. But it would be much harder for a future Democrat administration to reverse Moore’s bill if it passed the House and Senate and was signed into law by Trump. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for additional comment.
House Democrat to introduce reparations push, declares ‘moral obligation’ to send trillions to Black Americans
A House Democrat plans to introduce a resolution calling for the U.S. to spend trillions of dollars on reparations for Black Americans this week. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Penn., plans to introduce the Reparations Now Resolution on Thursday. Lee met with other lawmakers and activists on Capitol Hill on Tuesday at an event titled “Why We Can’t Wait: Advancing Reparative Justice in Our Lifetime.” She argues that reparations are a “moral and legal obligation” for Americans. “This is a moment in time where societies are shaped [and] new societies are built. We should be the ones who are shaping it,” said Lee. “Their real intention is to build up whatever comes next in their image,” she said, referring to the Trump administration, “and we better fight like hell to make sure that we’re building it in our image.” Lee added that “it took nothing but a stroke of a pen,” for President Donald Trump to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the federal government. ‘TIPPING THE SCALES’: HOUSE GOP LEADERS RIP ACTBLUE AFTER DEM FUNDRAISING GIANT HIT WITH SUBPOENA “That’s why we recognize that the fight to restore Black folks has to be so much more substantive,” she added. Lee’s resolution cites U.S. slavery, Jim Crow laws, and other racially discriminatory laws and policies to justify spending trillions of dollars supporting the descendants of Black Americans in the U.S. BLACK CAUCUS CHAIR ACCUSES TRUMP OF ‘PURGE’ OF ‘MINORITY’ FEDERAL WORKERS Lee’s push comes after Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., introduced her own legislation in February calling for a federal commission to study U.S. slavery and reparation proposals. “We are in a moment of anti-Blackness on steroids and we refuse to be silent,” Pressley said at the time. “We will not back down in our pursuit of racial justice.” The bill aims to create a federal commission charged with investigating the enduring impacts of slavery and its aftermath, along with developing concrete proposals for reparations to African Americans who are descendants of slaves, Pressley said. Democratic politicians in blue states, including California, in recent years have floated reparations as a way to atone for what proponents describe as a legacy of racist policies that created disparities for Black people in housing, education and health. HOUSE DEMS ORGANIZE RAPID RESPONSE TASK FORCE AND LITIGATION GROUP TO COMBAT TRUMP AGENDA Democrats on the Hill and in California have pushed for passage of reparations legislation, with other cities and states proposing ideas for reparations.
Texas bill seeking to keep toxic “forever chemicals” off farmland misses key deadline
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Pressing deadlines, unfinished business: Where the Legislature stands on abortion, water, property tax and more
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House Republicans spark outrage with bilingual post as GOP infighting intensifies
People pilloried the House GOP in response to a tweet from the House Republicans X account that declared, “We need to get Americans off the sidelines.” As the post has been inundated with backlash, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., was among those who weighed in. “Americans got off the sidelines and handed us the majority in November. It’s the House GOP that is not passing President Trump’s executive orders, making DOGE cuts permanent, and hasn’t completed the big beautiful bill. Getting ratioed in comments is how Americans feel,” Greene wrote. REP. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE AIRS FRUSTRATIONS, WARNS THAT SHE REPRESENTS A ‘NOT HAPPY’ REPUBLICAN BASE BlazeTV host Auron MacIntyre slammed House Republicans, writing, “How about you pass one decent bill you clowns.” “Americans got off the sidelines to get you elected. You’re squandering it,” Mark Mitchell of Rasmussen Reports declared in a post. Separately, a bit less than an hour before sharing that widely-panned post, the House GOP X account tweeted a post that included both English and Spanish — that post also sparked criticism. HOUSE REPUBLICANS FACE DOWN DEM ATTACKS, PROTESTS TO PULL ALL-NIGHTER ON TRUMP’S ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ “House Republicans believe in every American’s potential to thrive by embracing the power of work. Los Republicanos en la Cámara creemos en que cada ciudadano americano tiene el potencial de prosperar y beneficiarse de las oportunidades de trabajo,” the post read. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, fired back, “Is this a joke, @HouseGOP? We’re in America. We represent Americans. We don’t pander in foreign languages. Speak English.” In another tweet, the congressman declared, “‘Press 2 for English’ is a losing message, @HouseGOP.” “America First! Now press one for English,” MacIntyre wrote, adding, “You don’t hate the Republican Party enough.” HOUSE REPUBLICANS UNVEIL NEW FOOD STAMP WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR TRUMP’S ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ Conservative commentator Matt Walsh of the Daily Wire wrote, “Fire everyone associated with this account.
Trump meets with Syria’s interim president after pledging to lift sanctions on war-torn country
President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday, a day after lifting all sanctions on Syria, marking a major shift in policy. The last time a meeting between the two countries’ leadership was with former President Bill Clinton in 2000. Trump met with al-Sharaa for an informal chat on the sidelines of the Gulf Cooperation Council, where he was set to address leaders as part of his four-day regional tour. TRUMP SAYS HE’LL DROP SANCTIONS ON SYRIA IN MOVE TO NORMALIZE RELATIONS Trump stated at the summit this was a step toward peace and rebuilding relations with Syria’s government. “We are currently exploring normalizing relations with Syria’s new government, as you know, beginning with my meeting with President Ahmed Al-Shara and Secretary Rubio’s meeting with the Syrian Foreign Minister in Turkey after discussing the situation with Crown Prince Mohammed,” Trump said at the broader summit. “I’m also ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria to give them a fresh start. It gives them a chance for greatness. The sanctions were really crippling, very powerful,” he said. Syrians were seen and heard celebrating the announcement by Trump that he would move to lift sanctions on the beleaguered Middle Eastern nation. TRUMP’S MIDDLE EAST TOUR BEGINS WITH SYRIA LOOMING AS STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY A statement from Syria’s Foreign Ministry called the announcement “a pivotal turning point for the Syrian people as we seek to emerge from a long and painful chapter of war.” Trump says he feels strongly that this new endeavor will give Syria a great chance at a fresh start. “I felt very strongly that this would give them a chance,” said the president. “It’s not going to be easy anyway, so it gives them a good, strong chance. And it was my honor to do so, so we will be dropping all of the sanctions on Syria, which I think really is going to be a good thing.” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also scheduled to meet with his Syrian counterpart later in the week.
Who called Indian Army spokesperson Col Sofiya Qureshi ‘Pakistan’s sister’? Know in detail
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Meet Justice BR Gavai, 1st Buddhist to take oath as Chief Justice of India, has this Amravati connection…
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Agra to Mumbai in 10 hours: New Vande Bharat Sleeper Train to cut travel time between these two cities, check distance, stoppages, ticket price
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