Author: Maria Luisa Paul

Washington Post – Politics:

State Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D) has been silenced for saying those who support banning gender-affirming care for transgender kids would have “blood on their hands.”

Washington Post – Politics:

A crowd at the Montana Capitol protested the silencing of Zooey Zephyr (D), a transgender lawmaker who hasn’t been allowed to speak on the floor for three days.

Washington Post – Politics:

An ethics subcommittee in Tennessee on March 29 found that state Rep. Scotty Campbell (R) had violated the legislature’s harassment policy.

Washington Post – Politics:

The right-wing Montana Freedom Caucus called state Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s rebuke of anti-trans legislation “hateful rhetoric” and demanded her censure.

Washington Post – Politics:

Arguing against a bill to bar the practice in public schools, Oklahoma Rep. Jim Olsen (R) quoted a Bible verse from Proverbs: “The rod and reproof give wisdom.”

Washington Post – Politics:

In a podcast, Obama said that after the inauguration, she experienced “uncontrollable sobbing — because that’s how much we were holding it together for eight years.”

Washington Post – Politics:

Authorities arrested Jack E. Carpenter III after he allegedly used a Twitter account to threaten Jewish elected officials in Michigan.

Washington Post – Politics:

The Washington Post talked to the senators who dropped Taylor Swift lyrics during Tuesday’s Ticketmaster hearing. Here’s what influenced the song choices.

Washington Post – Politics:

After John Fetterman’s win in the midterm elections, Johns and Jons will make up 10 percent of the Senate — a signal of congressional demographics.