{"id":2409205,"date":"2025-03-03T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-sink-transgender-sports-bill-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T19:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T00:47:11","slug":"senate-democrats-sink-transgender-sports-bill-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-sink-transgender-sports-bill-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats sink transgender sports bill &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-democrats-sink-transgender-sports-bill-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2409205&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate\u200c Democrats\u200d successfully blocked a GOP-led bill \u2062aimed at prohibiting \u2062transgender athletes from participating in women&#8217;s sports.\u200b Teh proposed legislation, known as the Protection \u2062of\u2063 Women adn Girls in Sports Act,\u200c was defeated along party lines with a vote\u200b of \u206251-45, failing to surpass a 60-vote \u2064threshold due\u200d to a \u2062Democratic\u200d filibuster.\u200b This \u200dbill, which had\u200c previously \u200cpassed in the House, sought\u200d to withhold \u200dfederal funding from schools permitting \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-follows-radical-agenda-in-first-72-hours\/\" title=\"Biden Follows Radical Agenda In First 72 Hours\">biological men<\/a> \u200cto compete\u200c in women&#8217;s \u2063sports. Senate Majority Leader \u200cJohn Thune criticized Democrats for their opposition,stating they would have\u2062 to answer \u2064to women and \u200cgirls they &#8220;disenfranchised.&#8221; Meanwhile, Democrats condemned the bill as\u200b discriminatory, with Senator \u2064Brian Schatz labeling it\u2064 a manufactured cultural issue. Despite the bill&#8217;s failure,\u2064 President Trump&#8217;s administration has pushed similar policies through executive order,\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">prompting potential legal challenges<\/a> from\u200b civil \u200crights groups and Democratic governors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate Democrats sink GOP-led bill to bar transgender athletes from women&rsquo;s sports<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2024163\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Legislation to restrict <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3311219\/trump-sign-executive-order-keeping-men-out-women-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"transgender athletes\">transgender athletes<\/a> from participating in women&rsquo;s sports failed Monday evening to overcome a 60-vote Democratic filibuster in the Senate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The GOP-led measure, dubbed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, was defeated along party lines 51-45.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-is-one-step-closer-to-becoming-a-constitutional-carry-state\/\" title=\"Texas Is One Step Closer To Becoming A Constitutional Carry State\">bill previously passed<\/a> the House and would have withheld federal funding to schools that allow biological men to compete against biological women. Its failure in the Senate was anticipated but marked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3333050\/thune-squeezes-democrats-transgender-athlete-senate-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"latest political clash over a contentious cultural issue\">latest political clash over a contentious cultural issue<\/a> that divided Democrats on the 2024 campaign trail while uniting the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the Democrats vote to oppose this legislation, they&rsquo;ll have to answer to the women and girls they vote to disenfranchise,&rdquo; Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats who opposed the measure assailed it as discriminatory and a waste of floor time. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to do something totally irrelevant to 99.9% of all people across the country,&rdquo; Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) said. &ldquo;What Republicans are doing today is inventing a problem to stir up a culture war and divide people against each other.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks over his notes as he and other Democratic leaders meet with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The legislation cleared the Republican-controlled House in January, when just two Democrats crossed the aisle to support it. But even with its failure in Congress, the policies have another avenue to be enacted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3312070\/lawsuits-targeting-trump-executive-orders\/\"><strong>HERE ARE THE LAWSUITS TARGETING TRUMP&rsquo;S EXECUTIVE ORDERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump, who campaigned heavily on transgender politics, signed an executive order last month that mirrored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/party-infighting-over-spending-bill-derails-democrats-weekend-plans-this-retreat-is-cursed\/\" title=\"Party Infighting over Spending ... Derails ...\u2019 Weekend Plans: \u2018This Retreat Is Cursed\u2019\">bill led<\/a> by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). In response, the NCAA barred transgender college athletes from participating against women.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the administration is facing resistance. Civil rights groups have mounted a lawsuit over alleged discrimination and Democratic governors are vowing to put up similar legal fights, prompting the administration&rsquo;s own legal threats from Attorney General Pam Bondi. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2024163\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2024163\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Democrats block GOP bill restricting transgender athletes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2409206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/democrats-block-senate-bill-on-transgender-sports.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3895,33619,50091],"class_list":["post-2409205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill","tag-senate-democrats","tag-transgender-sports"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/democrats-block-senate-bill-on-transgender-sports.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409205"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409209,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409205\/revisions\/2409209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}