Vulnerable Democrats flip on women's sports vote after opposing similar bills as midterms loom

Several vulnerable House Democrats are breaking with their party on men competing in women’s sports as Republicans continue to hammer the issue ahead of November's midterm elections. Reps. Shomari Figures and Terri Sewell, D-Ala., joined Republicans in voting for an amendment to the annual defense policy bill Tuesday that would bar biological males from participating in women’s sports in Department of War-run schools. The vote marked a notable shift for both Alabama Democrats, who opposed simila