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Democrats revolt over 'biological' wording in women's history museum bill

House Democrats unanimously rebelled against legislation Thursday directing the construction of a new women’s history museum on the National Mall.Democrats sought to defeat the bill after Republicans limited the institution to biological women and excluded transgender individuals. The measure came up short in a vote of 204-216 after a handful of conservative GOP lawmakers joined Democrats in tanking the legislation that would secure a site for the forthcoming Smithsonian American Women's History Museum on the grounds of the Mall. The defecting Republicans objected to the measure over concerns...