Riley Gaines, Jennifer Sey and others torch Senate Democrats after the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act fails to break the filibuster.

The Senate has rejected legislation aiming to bar transgender women and girls from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes.

Trump signed an executive order meant to keep biological men out of women’s sports through Title IX, applying pressure to schools by threatening to pull federal funds for those that fail to comply.

Senate Democrats faced backlash on Monday after the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to garner the votes it needed to break the filibuster. Republicans needed 60 votes but only ...

Republicans have framed the bill as a necessary measure to preserve fairness in women’s sports, arguing that transgender women hold an unfair advantage. "Around the country, we have seen ...