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Protesters Flood Iowa Capitol Over Bill That Would Remove Gender Identity Protection

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Amid a heavy police presence and hundreds of vocal protesters, Iowa lawmakers on Thursday considered an unprecedented bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, a move opponents say could expose transgender people to discrimination in numerous areas of life. Both the House and … Read more

Kennedy Center says J6 Prison Choir is not a ‘confirmed event,’ despite what Steve Bannon says

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Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon told a cheering CPAC crowd in Washington, D.C., this week that the J6 Prison Choir — composed of men jailed after the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — would perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. “I talked to Ambassador Ric Grenell last … Read more