Seeing DEI being rolled back so aggressively by so many companies is jarring,” said LGBTQ researcher Allison Chapman.

Loud cheers and whistles filled the room, as GOP lawmakers jumped to their feet and celebrated Trump’s victory. “Thank you for that very generous applause,” Jeffries said with a smile.

Among those voting for the bill was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose support for Ukraine aid is increasingly at odds with the rest of the GOP, as well as his allies in the conference.

A group of Republican senators is asking Amazon.com Inc. to explain why it recently removed a book about transgender issues that had been on sale on the platform for about three years. In a letter ...