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Democrats aren’t eager to talk about transgender athletes. The GOP can’t get enough.
The Education Department has two options: Push out a rule that’s likely to put campaigning Democrats on the defensive, or risk giving a Republican-controlled Congress more time to reverse the rule — and prevent anything “substantially similar.” | Rick Bowmer/AP Photo By Bianca Quilantan 10/10/2022 04:30 AM EDT Link CopiedRepublicans are building women’s sports into a pillar of the party’s midterm strategy just as the Biden administration’s window to tackle the issue steadily shrinks.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s new GOP policy agenda declares “only women can compete in women’s sports.” Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker have both campaigned with an outspoken college swimmer who says she shouldn’t have to compete against transgender women.