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on a singular message that this election will decide whether american democracies survives. will those words move voters? plus, the u.s. scrambling today to find partners for peace in the middle east, even as the israel-hamas war threatens to spin out of control. will secretary of state antony blinken's fourth trip overseas break new ground. and a new front in the war of transgender rights. the stakes are high whether trans americans can run for office using the names they choose. i'll talk to vanessa joy who says she was kis disqualified from her race in ohio because of a law sh...

Ohio lawmakers introduced legislation to protect transgender candidates. Republicans countered with a bill requiring them to list their deadnames.

The Republican bill was introduced by two state Representatives who are facing trans challengers in November's election.

Democrats’ bill would exempt candidates from having to disclose deadnames, while the Republican bill would broaden opportunities to protest trans candidates.

The 1995 law disqualified one trans candidate, and may be used to block others from taking office.