Women’s History Museum Bill Stalls on Trump, Transgender Fights

A once-bipartisan effort to create a Smithsonian women’s history museum has fallen victim to familiar partisan fights over transgender inclusion and President Donald Trump’s power.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), who is spearheading the effort to authorize a women’s history museum on the National Mall, has pushed for House passage before the end of the week to coincide with Women’s History Month. But Democrats on the Administration Committee pulled their support last week during a markup, after the legislation changed to exclude transgender women from the museum and give Trump some added say over its location.