A once-bipartisan effort broke down Thursday as the House rejected a bill to pave the way for construction of a Smithsonian museum honoring women. Previously championed by both sides of the aisle, the legislation saw last-minute changes at a House Administration Committee markup in March that led Democrats to withdraw their backing. The new version […]

Republicans amended the bill to say President Donald Trump may pick an alternative site for the museum and specified the museum could include only “biological women.”

The House has rejected a proposal for a new Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on the National Mall.

The bill, led by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), failed 204-216, with no Democratic support and six Republican defections.