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262 to 143 vote FINAL The D.C. law was passed by the progressive city council in 2022 and recently survived a court challenge earlier this year

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/majority-house-dems-vote-allow-noncitizen-voting-dc   The House of Representatives advanced a bill Thursday to repeal a Washington, D.C. law that allows noncitizens to vote in local elections. 52 Democrats joined Republicans on the measure 143 Democrats voting against it 262 to 143 vote FINAL The D.C. law was passed by the progressive city council in 2022 and recently survived a court challenge earlier this year. Republicans who opposed the bill warned that allowing non-Americans to help decide what local officials run the nation's capital could have negative effects on national security.  "What we're doing is, we are talking about passing a law that prohibits citizens of foreign countries from voting in elections in D.C. It prohibits people that are here illegally from voting in elections. It prohibits spies from China from voting in elections. It prohibits people that are here from Russia that have wishes of ill will in the United States ...

PREMIUM REPORTS Title IX Rule Change on Gender Triggers Lawsuits From 15 States

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EPOCH TIMES  By  Darlene McCormick Sanchez May 04, 2024 Updated: May 04, 2024 Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration and advising schools to ignore the new federal Title IX changes that expand sex discrimination protection to students who identify as the opposite sex, or transgender. The rule change, published on April 19, formalizes the Department of Education’s redefinition of the meaning of sex to include gender identity. The changes, which go into effect Aug. 1, give males identifying as female the right to use female restrooms, locker rooms, and join female-only organizations. Under the new rule, “harassment” can include the use of biologically accurate pronouns. Title IX is a landmark 1972 civil rights law meant to protect females from discrimination based on sex in federally funded educational programs and provide them equal opportunities. Schools and colleges that fail to comply with Title IX stand to lose federal dollars. This week, 15 states have fi...