The U.S. Department of Education, which launched an investigation into a Colorado public school district for allegedly violating Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete on girls' sports teams, may have egg on its face after failing to identify any transgender athletes.
As first reported by Chalkbeat, the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) claimed that, as part of its investigation, it obtained athletic rosters from Jefferson County, Colorado -- home to the state's second-largest public school district -- showing that "male students occupy 61 roster positions on girls' sports teams."
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who lost his Republican primary earlier this year, confronted a Fox News Digital reporter by filming him and asking him to respond to the assertion that he likes "gay porn."
The confrontation began when reporter Nicholas Ballasy questioned Massie about comments made by a former staffer, Cynthia West, who claims to be the congressman's ex-girlfriend.
During an appearance on right-wing influencer Laura Loomer's podcast, Loomer Unleashed, West claimed that Massie pressured her to sign a nondisclosure agreement and bragged about an alleged sexual encounter with U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) following the 2024 death of his first wife, Rhonda Howard Massie.
"For me, politics is about how you can make people's lives better, how you can move us forward, how you can ensure that everyone can participate in our economy and that everyone in our society is treated fairly," says Democratic Congressman Chris Pappas, who is seeking his party's nomination to be New Hampshire's next U.S. senator.
"There have been a number of things I've been proud of during my time in Congress, but this is a time where we have to stand up, and reestablish checks and balances, and fix a broken system in a way where we can make good on the promise of America for everyone," he adds. "I feel really driven to win this tough race, and hopefully put our state and our country on a much better path for the future."
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