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House Republicans push through defense bill limiting abortion access and halting diversity efforts

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a sweeping defense bill Friday that provides an expected 5.2% pay raise for service members but strays from traditional military policy with Republicans add-ons blocking abortion coverage, diversity initiatives at the Pentagon and transgender care that deeply divided the chamber. Democrats voted against the package, which had sailed out of the House Armed Services Committee on an almost unanimous vote weeks ago before being loaded with the GOP priorities during a heated late-night floor debate this week. The final vote was 219-210, with four…

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EXCLUSIVE: EPA Focused on Gender, Ethnic Diversity to Fill ‘Purged’ Advisory Posts

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After the Environmental Protection Agency dumped advisers from regulated industries, the federal agency appears to have prioritized gender and ethnic diversity to replace them, EPA documents show.  The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments Wednesday in the case of Young vs. EPA. The lead plaintiff in the case, Stanley Young, was ousted in March from the EPA’s Science Advisory Board weeks after President Joe Biden took office.  Young’s lawsuit identifies the EPA panels in question as the Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory…

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Views on America’s Growing Racial, Ethnic Diversity | Pew Research Center – Pew Research Center’s Social and Demographic Trends

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Views on America’s Growing Racial, Ethnic Diversity | Pew Research Center  Pew Research Center’s Social and Demographic Trends US Survey: Many White Republicans Wary Around Foreign Languages  VOA News Nearly half of white Republicans say it bothers them to hear people speaking foreign languages  The Washington Post About half of white Republicans, 18 percent of white Democrats would be bothered to hear foreign language in public | TheHill  The Hill View full coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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