Democrat Pete Buttigieg joined a growing number of party members expressing concerns about transgender athletes competing in women's and girls sports.

Pete Buttigieg is no longer in the Cabinet or actively campaigning, but this week, the former Transportation secretary stepped back into the national political spotlight with a pair of interviews that touched on LGBTQ + rights, authoritarianism, and the internal tensions facing the Democratic Party.

Koh pushed Buttigieg to speculate about what is in the Epstein files, and he noted that it’s “extraordinary” that Republicans “decided they would rather shut down the entire United States House of Representatives for two months rather than face a vote on this.”

What his department was really interested in was handing out hundreds of diversity, equity and inclusion grants totaling more than $80 billion over four years — at least half of the DOT’s

During the July 28 edition of the news program Morning Edition, host Steve Inskeep brought up former President Barack Obama’s Democratic Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who agreed with the transphobic talking point that “a man cannot become a woman” during a recent interview with conservative pundit Megyn Kelly.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is launching a department-wide review into the Biden administration’s alleged neglect of safety concerns regarding wind projects being constructed near transportation infrastructure.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Democrats should approach transgender rights, including eligibility requirements for trans athletes, “with compassion” during an interview aired early Monday with NPR’s “Morning Edition.