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America's first-ever Muslim non-binary lawmaker has been censured and stripped of their assignments for harboring a fugitive friend accused of attacking a cop during a protest over transgender rights. Mauree Turner - who uses they/them pronouns, will be banned from committee assignments unless she issues a formal apology, including to Highway Patrol cops said to have been assaulted by her friend Ross. During the protest, the fugitive, Austin Ross, is accused of flinging water at Rep. Bob Ed Culver, R-Tahlequah, after the passing of HB 2177, a bill banning gender affirming care for minors.

An Arizona state lawmaker who's backing a bill to force presidential candidates to prove their constitutional qualifications says he is meeting with current king of the birthers Donald Trump on Friday at his Manhattan office tower. State Rep. Carl Seel, backer of HB2177 – a bill that has been moving through the state legislature in Arizona – plans to meet with Trump to talk about his piece of legislation, which would require a "certified birth certificate" for presidential candidates appearing on the ballot starting next year.