What’s New
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley got into a heated exchange with National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker about transgender athletes competing in sports on Tuesday during a hearing in Washington on the impact of legalized sports gambling.
Why It Matters
Transgender rights have become a lightning rod for Republicans in recent months as GOP lawmakers double down on their push to ban transgender athletes from participating in some sports, and from accessing restrooms and changing rooms that correspond with their gender identity.
When it was Hawley’s turn to question Baker on Tuesday, he grilled the NCAA president about whether
Josh Hawley Confronts NCAA President Over Trans Athletes Playing Sports
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