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Out diplomat Rufus Gifford sworn into prestigious DOS role

Rufus Gifford was sworn in as the Chief of Protocol this week, along with 30 other ambassador appointees in the Biden administration. Gifford, the former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark during President Barack Obama’s second term in office, is returning to the…

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Former GOP House Speaker accused of sexual assault

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield has been accused by his sister-in-law of allegedly sexually assaulting her starting when she was a teenager and was attending his Church and its affiliated Christian school. She filed her complaint with the…

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At least 7 states proposed anti-trans bills in first week of ’22

Throughout the first week of the year, state lawmakers in at least seven states proposed laws that would limit the rights of transgender and nonbinary youths. Republican lawmakers in Arizona, Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, New Hampshire and South Dakota introduced…