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    House passes Equality Act, adding sexual orientation and gender identification as protections

    Kevin Freking, Associated Press|Updated Mar 3, 2021

    WASHINGTON (AP) – The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday, Feb. 25, that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation's labor and civil rights laws, a top priority of President Joe Biden, though the legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate. The bill passed by a vote of 224-206 with three Republicans joining Democrats in voting yes. The Equality Act amends existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identification as p...

  • House passes Equality Act, adding sexual orientation and gender identification as protections

    KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press|Updated Feb 25, 2021

    Feb 25, 2021 3:25PM WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation's labor and civil rights laws, a top priority of President Joe Biden, though the legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate. The bill passed by a vote of 224-206 with three Republicans joining Democrats in voting yes. The Equality Act amends existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identification...

  • US to ship millions of tests in push to reopen K-12 schools

    MATTHEW PERRONE and KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press|Updated Sep 28, 2020

    Sep 28, 2020 10:33 AM WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump planned to announce Monday that the federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week and urging governors to use them to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The move to vastly expand U.S. testing comes as confirmed new COVID-19 cases remain elevated at more than 40,000 per day and experts warn of a likely surge in infections during the...