Two bills mark the first time Congress has voted over national care bans and an escalation of anti-trans rhetoric
Nicholas Mitchell took a deep breath and reached for the door handle. He never knew what to expect inside. Sometimes, the staffers for US House representatives were friendly; sometimes, he’d heard, they tore up their copies of the informational sheets Mitchell carried on a clipboard.
This time, they were receptive. A policy aide for a Democratic representative said he had five minutes to talk, and Mitchell didn’t waste any time as they settled into a conference room.
